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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-2878 · published 7 June 2006

CVE-2006-2878: Andreas gohr dokuwiki vulnerability

AAndreas Gohr · Dokuwiki

The spellchecker (spellcheck.php) in DokuWiki 2006/06/04 and earlier allows remote attackers to insert and execute arbitrary PHP code via "complex curly syntax" that is inserted into a regular expression that is processed by preg_replace with the /e (executable) modifier.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 14% · top 3.6%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
14%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The spellchecker (spellcheck.php) in DokuWiki 2006/06/04 and earlier allows remote attackers to insert and execute arbitrary PHP code via "complex curly syntax" that is inserted into a regular expression that is processed by preg_replace with the /e (executable) modifier.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-2878), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.