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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1960 · published 8 June 2009

CVE-2009-1960: Dokuwiki code injection vulnerability

Dokuwiki · Dokuwiki

inc/init.php in DokuWiki 2009-02-14, rc2009-02-06, and rc2009-01-30, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via the config_cascade[main][default][] parameter to doku.php. NOTE: PHP remote file inclusion is also possible in PHP 5 using ftp:// URLs.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 23% · top 2.3% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

inc/init.php in DokuWiki 2009-02-14, rc2009-02-06, and rc2009-01-30, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via the config_cascade[main][default][] parameter to doku.php. NOTE: PHP remote file inclusion is also possible in PHP 5 using ftp:// URLs.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.splitbrain.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1700 Patch
http://dev.splitbrain.org/darcsweb/darcsweb.cgi?r=dokuwiki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=20090526145030-7ad00-c0483e021f47898c8597f
http://secunia.com/advisories/35218 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35095
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8781
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8812
http://bugs.splitbrain.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1700 Patch
http://dev.splitbrain.org/darcsweb/darcsweb.cgi?r=dokuwiki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=20090526145030-7ad00-c0483e021f47898c8597f
http://secunia.com/advisories/35218 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35095
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8781
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8812

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1960), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.