Description
The default file type whitelist configuration in conf/mime.conf in the Media Manager in DokuWiki before 2014-09-29b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading an SWF file, then accessing it via the media parameter to lib/exe/fetch.php.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | dokuwiki | 0.0.20140929.d-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | dokuwiki | 0.0.20140929.d-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | dokuwiki | 0.0.20140929.d-1 | — |
References
- http://security.szurek.pl/dokuwiki-20140929a-xss.html
- 1031369 vdb-entry
- dokuwiki-cve20149253-xss(99291) vdb-entry
- https://www.dokuwiki.org/changes
- https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/commit/778ddf6f2cd9ed38b9db2d73e823b8c21243a960
- [oss-security] 20141215 Re: CVE request: XSS flaw fixed in dokuwiki 2014-09-29b mailing-list
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0540.html
- 71671 vdb-entry