# CVE-2010-0287: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can list arbitrary directory contents in DokuWiki's ACL Manager plugin via path traversal in the ns parameter.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0287, GHSA-j9vh-gjh2-275f

## What is CVE-2010-0287?

CVE-2010-0287 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ACL Manager plugin (plugins/acl/ajax.php) in DokuWiki before 2009-12-25b allows remote attackers to list the contents of arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the ns parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0287?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dokuwiki Dokuwiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0287?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2010-0287 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0287 exists.

Public exploit code:

- dokuwiki 2009-12-25 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-15474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15474/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2009-1960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1960/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2016-7964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7964/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2010-0288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0288/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-25338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25338/): Dokuwiki 2018-04-22b - Username Enumeration (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0287 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-0287 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0287 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0287/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0287/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0287
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0287
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0287

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