PT-2016-7612 · Dotcms · Dotcms

Erlar Lang · Published 2016-11-14 · Updated 2016-11-29 · CVE-2016-8905

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved via the sort parameter in the JSONTags 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 JSONTags 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-2016-8905

Affected Products

Dotcms

References · 8

• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8905 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8905 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94311 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8905 · Note