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CVE-2014-9253

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-9253 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from dokuwiki, from mageia organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-12-17T18:59:02.533

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	dokuwiki	dokuwiki	≤ 2014-05-05c	Yes
Operating System	mageia	mageia	4.0	Yes

References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0540.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1050 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://security.szurek.pl/dokuwiki-20140929a-xss.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71671 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031369 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99291 ([email protected])
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/commit/778ddf6f2cd9ed38b9db2d73e823b8c21243a960 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://www.dokuwiki.org/changes Release Notes ([email protected])
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0540.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1050 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.szurek.pl/dokuwiki-20140929a-xss.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71671 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031369 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99291 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/commit/778ddf6f2cd9ed38b9db2d73e823b8c21243a960 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.dokuwiki.org/changes Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For dokuwiki's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.