CVE-2025-51958: OS Command Injection
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Immediately identify and disable or remove the aelsantex runcommand plugin from all DokuWiki installations.
- If removal is not feasible, restrict access to the vulnerable postaction.php script using web server configuration (e.g., IP whitelisting or authentication).
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization on any user-supplied data passed to system commands, if custom patches are applied.
- Monitor web server logs and network traffic for unusual or suspicious requests targeting the plugin’s PHP scripts.
- Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block command injection attempts.
- Regularly update DokuWiki and all plugins to their latest versions and subscribe to vendor or community security advisories.
- Conduct security audits and penetration testing focused on web application vulnerabilities, especially on wiki platforms.
- Educate system administrators about the risks of third-party plugins and the importance of minimal privilege principles for web services.
Description
aelsantex runcommand 2014-04-01, a plugin for DokuWiki, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands via lib/plugins/runcommand/postaction.php.