High severity · published Oct 28, 2016
CVE-2016-8600
In dotCMS 3.2.1, attacker can load captcha once, fill it with correct value and then this correct value is ok for forms with captcha check later
7.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In dotCMS 3.2.1, attacker can load captcha once, fill it with correct value and then this correct value is ok for forms with captcha check later.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dotcms · Dotcms
3.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8600
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8600
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/63
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93798
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/9330
Exploit
https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-8600-dotcms-captcha-bypass-by-reusing-valid-code.html
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