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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-7964 · published 31 October 2016

CVE-2016-7964: Dokuwiki server-side request forgery (ssrf) vulnerability

Dokuwiki · Dokuwiki

The sendRequest method in HTTPClient Class in file /inc/HTTPClient.php in DokuWiki 2016-06-26a and older, when media file fetching is enabled, has no way to restrict access to private networks. This allows users to scan ports of internal networks via SSRF, such as 10.0.0.1/8, 172.16.0.0/12, and 192.168.0.0/16.

8.6 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.8% · top 22.3% CWE-918 · Server-side request forgery (SSRF)
8.6CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The sendRequest method in HTTPClient Class in file /inc/HTTPClient.php in DokuWiki 2016-06-26a and older, when media file fetching is enabled, has no way to restrict access to private networks. This allows users to scan ports of internal networks via SSRF, such as 10.0.0.1/8, 172.16.0.0/12, and 192.168.0.0/16.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94245 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/issues/1708 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94245 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/splitbrain/dokuwiki/issues/1708 PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-7964), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.