CVE-2014-8763

Description

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

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.05% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.freelists.org/post/dokuwiki/Fwd-Dokuwiki-maybe-security-issue-Null-byte-poisoning-in-LDAP-authentication mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/61983 third party advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0438.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/13/3 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/16/9 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3059 vendor advisory
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/pull/868

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8763?
CVE-2014-8763 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8763?
To fix CVE-2014-8763, 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-2014-8763 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8763 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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