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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-3781 · published 11 June 2014

CVE-2014-3781: Dotclear improper authentication vulnerability

Dotclear · Dotclear

The dcXmlRpc::setUser method in nc/core/class.dc.xmlrpc.php in Dotclear before 2.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password in an XML-RPC request.

5.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% · top 18.3% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
5.8CVSS 2.0 base score
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The dcXmlRpc::setUser method in nc/core/class.dc.xmlrpc.php in Dotclear before 2.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password in an XML-RPC request.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2014/05/16/Dotclear-2.6.3 Vendor Advisory
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-05 Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126766/Dotclear-2.6.2-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/107 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/58675
http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2014/05/16/Dotclear-2.6.3 Vendor Advisory
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-05 Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126766/Dotclear-2.6.2-Authentication-Bypass.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/107 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/58675

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-3781), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.