DokuWiki 2013-12-08 LDAP improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in DokuWiki 2013-12-08. The affected element is an unknown function of the component LDAP. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8764. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DokuWiki 2013-12-08 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component LDAP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

DokuWiki 2014-05-05a and earlier, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a user name and password starting with a null (\0) character, which triggers an anonymous bind.

The weakness was disclosed 10/13/2014 by Matthew Daley (Website). The advisory is available at freelists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8764 since 10/13/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82224 (Debian DLA-79-1 : dokuwiki security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98633), Tenable (82224), SecurityFocus (BID 70412†), Secunia (SA61983†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46914†). The entries VDB-68163, VDB-72683 and VDB-72682 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 82224
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-79-1 : dokuwiki security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703059
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3059-1 (dokuwiki - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: freelists.org
Researcher: Matthew Daley
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8764 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8764
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68162

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X-Force: 98633 - DokuWiki LDAP security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70412 - DokuWiki LDAP and AD Authentication Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 61983 - Debian update for dokuwiki, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 46914 - DokuWiki 2014-05-05a and Prior Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2014 16:34
Updated: 02/24/2022 13:51
Changes: 11/12/2014 16:34 (74), 06/11/2017 05:05 (2), 02/24/2022 13:44 (3), 02/24/2022 13:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:877:103

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