PT-2016-7609 · Dotcms · Dotcms

Erlar Lang · Published 2016-11-14 · Updated 2016-11-29 · CVE-2016-8902

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 3.3.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved via the sort parameter in the categoriesServlet servlet.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.3.1, update to version 3.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the categoriesServlet servlet to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the sort parameter in the affected servlet until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8902

Affected Products

Dotcms

References · 8

• 🔥 https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8902 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8902 · Security Note
• https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460 · Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94311 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8902 · Note