CVE-2015-2172 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 30 Mar 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Authenticated users can bypass ACL checks via XMLRPC API to modify access control rules, requiring an upgrade to DokuWiki.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-2172?

CVE-2015-2172 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2172?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dokuwiki Dokuwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2172?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2015-2172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2172, GHSA-8xqm-cgj8-jqmr, MGASA-2015-0093.