PT-2016-5132 · Dotcms · Dotcms

Futurelighthouse · Published 2016-12-19 · Updated 2016-12-23 · CVE-2016-2355

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions dotCMS versions prior to 3.3.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved via the stName parameter to the "api/content/save/1" API endpoint.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.3.2, update to version 3.3.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "api/content/save/1" API endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the stName parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Fix

RCE

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-2355

Affected Products

Dotcms

References · 6

• https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/8848 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2355 · Security Note
• http://dotcms.com/security/SI-35 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2355 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2355 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94992 · Note