CVE-2014-8763
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote...
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password starting with a null (\0) character and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password starting with a null (\0) character and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
- Record
CVE-2014-8763- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password starting with a null (\0) character and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
- Record
CVE-2014-8763- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8594 No score
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password starting with a null (\0) character and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
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EUVD-2014-8594- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8gh-9jqp-v528 No score
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote...
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password starting with a null (\0) character and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
- Record
GHSA-w8gh-9jqp-v528- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password starting with a null (\0) character and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
- Record
CVE-2014-8763- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8763 No score
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password starting with a null (\0) character and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8763- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0438 No score
Updated dokuwiki packages fix security vulnerabilities
inc/template.php in DokuWiki before 2014-05-05a only checks for access to the root namespace, which allows remote attackers to access arbitrary images via a media file details ajax call (CVE-2014-8761).
The ajax_mediadiff function in DokuWiki before 2014-05-05a allows remote attackers to access arbitrary images via a crafted namespace in the ns parameter (CVE-2014-8762).
DokuWiki before 2014-05-05b, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a password starting with a null (\0) character and a valid user name, which triggers an unauthenticated bind (CVE-2014-8763).
DokuWiki 2014-05-05a and earlier, when using Active Directory for LDAP authentication, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a user name and password starting with a null (\0) character, which triggers an anonymous bind (CVE-2014-8764).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0438- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dokuwikiDebian:12 |
before 0.0.20140929.a-1 | 0.0.20140929.a-1 |
dokuwikiDebian:13 |
before 0.0.20140929.a-1 | 0.0.20140929.a-1 |
dokuwikiDebian:14 |
before 0.0.20140929.a-1 | 0.0.20140929.a-1 |
dokuwikiDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 0.0.20091225c-10+squeeze3, plus listed versions 0.0.20091225c-100.0.20091225c-10+squeeze10.0.20091225c-10+squeeze2 |
0.0.20091225c-10+squeeze3 |
dokuwikiDebian:7 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.0.20120125b-2+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.0.20120125b-2 |
0.0.20120125b-2+deb7u1 |
dokuwikiMageia:3 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 20140929-1.1.mga3 | 20140929-1.1.mga3 |
dokuwikiMageia:4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 20140929-1.1.mga4 | 20140929-1.1.mga4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8763 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Dokuwiki, published October 22, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.52%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in dokuwiki 0.0.20140929.a-1.