# CVE-2009-1960: 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 an

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-06-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8812
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35095
- http://bugs.splitbrain.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1700
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35218
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8781
- http://dev.splitbrain.org/darcsweb/darcsweb.cgi?r=dokuwiki%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=20090526145030-7ad00-c0483e021f47898c8597f3bfbdd26c637f891d86.gz

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