Medium severity · published Sep 12, 2018
CVE-2018-16980
dotCMS V5.0.1 has XSS in the /html/portlet/ext/contentlet/image_tools/index.jsp fieldName and inode parameters
6.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
dotCMS V5.0.1 has XSS in the /html/portlet/ext/contentlet/image_tools/index.jsp fieldName and inode parameters.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dotcms · Dotcms
5.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16980
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16980
Exploit
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/15274
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