Critical severity · published Feb 17, 2017
CVE-2017-5344
An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3.6.1
9.8
CVSS
6.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3.6.1. The findChildrenByFilter() function which is called by the web accessible path /categoriesServlet performs string interpolation and direct SQL query execution. SQL quote escaping and a keyword blacklist were implemented in a new class, SQLUtil (main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/util/SQLUtil.java), as part of the remediation of CVE-2016-8902; however, these can be overcome in the case of the q and inode parameters to the /categoriesServlet path. Overcoming these controls permits a number of blind boolean SQL injection vectors in either parameter. The /categoriesServlet web path can be accessed remotely and without authentication in a default dotCMS deployment.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.3% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dotcms · Dotcms
through 3.6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5344
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5344
Vendor Advisory
http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259
Exploit
https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind-sqli/dotcms-dump.sh
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/
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