High severity · published Nov 14, 2016
CVE-2016-8907
SQL injection vulnerability in the "Content Types > Content Types" screen in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the…
8.8
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the "Content Types > Content Types" screen in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby 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-2016-8907
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8907
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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