The sendRequest method in HTTPClient Class in file /inc/HTTPClient.php in DokuWiki…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The sendRequest method in HTTPClient Class in file /inc/HTTPClient.php in DokuWiki 2016-06-26a and older, when media file fetching is enabled, has no way to restrict access to private networks. This allows users to scan ports of internal networks via SSRF, such as 10.0.0.1/8, 172.16.0.0/12, and 192.168.0.0/16.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0209 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7964
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-943p-qf6q-5m99
References
More Dokuwiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-21339 Resource allocation without limits in DokuWiki CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-15392 Dokuwiki 2018-04-22b - Username Enumeration CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2009-01868 inc/init.php in DokuWiki 2009-02-14, rc2009-02-06, and rc2009-01-30, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2023-17236 DokuWiki before 2023-04-04a allows XSS via RSS titles. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2018-11034 CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2010-00275 A typo in the administrator permission check in the ACL Manager plugin… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-7964 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7964 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-943p-qf6q-5m99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-7964 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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