aelsantex 2014-04-01 on DokuWiki postaction.php os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in aelsantex 2014-04-01 on DokuWiki. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function in the library lib/plugins/runcommand/postaction.php. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-51958. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in aelsantex 2014-04-01 on DokuWiki. Affected is some unknown processing in the library lib/plugins/runcommand/postaction.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

aelsantex runcommand 2014-04-01, a plugin for DokuWiki, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via lib/plugins/runcommand/postaction.php.

The advisory is shared for download at dokuwiki.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-51958 since 06/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/14/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

By approaching the search of inurl:lib/plugins/runcommand/postaction.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/16/2025 CVE reserved
01/30/2026 +228 days Advisory disclosed
01/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/14/2026 +15 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dokuwiki.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-51958 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-51958
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343524

Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2026 20:07
Updated: 02/14/2026 04:47
Changes: 01/30/2026 20:07 (52), 01/31/2026 14:39 (2), 02/14/2026 04:47 (11)
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