CVE-2024-42758Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized index node rendering

Published Aug 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 19, 2024

Stored XSS in the indexmenu plugin for DokuWiki 2024-01-05 allows remote attackers to execute script in a viewer's browser. The client-side tree and context-menu code inserts attacker-controlled page and node data into the DOM through HTML construction, innerHTML, and eval without sanitization. The plugin must be enabled, an attacker must be able to create or edit stored page content, and a viewer must load the affected index; script runs in that viewer's DokuWiki origin.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in the indexmenu plugin for DokuWiki 2024-01-05 allows remote attackers to execute script in a viewer's browser. The client-side tree and context-menu code inserts attacker-controlled page and node data into the DOM through HTML construction, innerHTML, and eval without sanitization. The plugin must be enabled, an attacker must be able to create or edit stored page content, and a viewer must load the affected index; script runs in that viewer's DokuWiki origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42758
Published
Aug 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 19, 2024
Vendor
Andreas Gohr
Product
DokuWiki
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2024-01-05

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Andreas Gohr · DokuWikiversion=2024-01-05

Published CVSS scores

5.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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