High severity · published Nov 14, 2016
CVE-2016-8905
SQL injection vulnerability in the JSONTags servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter
8.8
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the JSONTags servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dotcms · Dotcms
through 3.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8905
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8905
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94311
Patch
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/
Patch
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/
Exploit
https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html
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