CVE-2006-2878

Description

The spellchecker (spellcheck.php) in DokuWiki 2006/06/04 and earlier allows remote attackers to insert and execute arbitrary PHP code via "complex curly syntax" that is inserted into a regular expression that is processed by preg_replace with the /e (executable) modifier.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.90% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory hardened-php.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.splitbrain.org/index.php?do=details&id=823	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18289	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435989/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016221	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/25980	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20429	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/046602.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/20669	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2142	vdb entry
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_042006.119.html	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26913	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-16.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2878?: CVE-2006-2878 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2878?: To fix CVE-2006-2878, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2878 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2878 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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