CVE-2006-2878 describes a critical vulnerability in DokuWiki versions 2006/06/04 and earlier, specifically within its spellchecker (spellcheck.php). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting "complex curly syntax" into a regular expression processed by preg_replace with the /e modifier. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability presents a high risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= release_2006-06-04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andreas_gohr:dokuwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
release_2004-07-04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andreas_gohr:dokuwiki:release_2004-07-04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
release_2004-07-07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andreas_gohr:dokuwiki:release_2004-07-07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
release_2004-07-12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andreas_gohr:dokuwiki:release_2004-07-12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
release_2004-07-21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:andreas_gohr:dokuwiki:release_2004-07-21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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