6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-2172
DokuWiki ACL Plugin XMLRPC Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

DokuWiki before 2014-05-05d and before 2014-09-29c does not properly check permissions for the ACL plugins, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges and add or delete ACL rules via a request to the XMLRPC API.

INFO

Published Date :

March 30, 2015, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 5, 2019, 6:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-2172 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dokuwiki dokuwiki
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-2172.

URL Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0093.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152994.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153062.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153266.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/02/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72827 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/commit/4970ad24ce49ec76a0ee67bca7594f918ced2f5f Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/issues/1056 Third Party Advisory
https://www.dokuwiki.org/changes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-2172 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/issues/1056 No Types Assigned https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/issues/1056 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153062.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153062.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/02/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/02/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dokuwiki.org/changes No Types Assigned https://www.dokuwiki.org/changes Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72827 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72827 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/commit/4970ad24ce49ec76a0ee67bca7594f918ced2f5f No Types Assigned https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/commit/4970ad24ce49ec76a0ee67bca7594f918ced2f5f Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0093.html No Types Assigned http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0093.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153266.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153266.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152994.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152994.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2014-05-05c *cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2014-09-29b OR *cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2014-05-05 up to (excluding) 2014-05-05d *cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2014-09-29 up to (excluding) 2014-09-29c
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72827 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation DokuWiki anterior a 2014-05-05d y anterior a 2014-09-29c no comprueba correctamente los permisos para los plugins ACL, lo que permite a usuarios remotos autenticados ganar privilegios y añadir o eliminar las reglas ACL a través de una solicitud a la API XMLRPC.
    Added Translation DokuWiki en versiones anteriores a 2014-05-05d y en versiones anteriores a 2014-09-29c no comprueba correctamente los permisos para los plugins ACL, lo que permite a usuarios remotos autenticados ganar privilegios y añadir o eliminar reglas ACL a través de una solicitud a la API XMLRPC.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description DokuWiki before 2014-05-05d and before 2014-09-29c does not properly check permission for the ACL plugins, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges and add or delete ACL rules via a request to the XMLRPC API. DokuWiki before 2014-05-05d and before 2014-09-29c does not properly check permissions for the ACL plugins, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges and add or delete ACL rules via a request to the XMLRPC API.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0093.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:2014-05-05c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:dokuwiki:dokuwiki:2014-09-29b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2172 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.92 }} -0.13%

score

0.83366

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability