Dokuwiki 2018-04-22b - Username Enumeration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-204.
Summary
DokuWiki 2018-04-22b contains a username enumeration vulnerability in its password reset functionality that allows attackers to identify valid user accounts. Attackers can submit different usernames to the password reset endpoint and distinguish between existing and non-existing accounts by analyzing the server's error response messages.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2hg-vp99-659f
References
Exploit 1
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Sources
- CVE-2019-25338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j2hg-vp99-659f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-25338 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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