6.5

CVE-2016-7965: dokuwiki Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7965DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7965
Published 31-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7965 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in dokuwiki. EPSS estimates a 1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 31-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

DokuWiki 2016-06-26a and older uses $_SERVER[HTTP_HOST] instead of the baseurl setting as part of the password-reset URL. This can lead to phishing attacks. (A remote unauthenticated attacker can change the URL's hostname via the HTTP Host header.) The vulnerability can be triggered only if the Host header is not part of the web server routing process (e.g., if several domains are served by the same web server).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.21% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Dokuwiki

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • dokuwikiAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2024-02-06b+dfsg-7
Dokuwiki1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • dokuwikiAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links