High severity · published Aug 18, 2021
CVE-2020-18875
Incorrect Access Control in DotCMS versions before 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by injecting client configurations via vtl (velocity) files
8.8
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Incorrect Access Control in DotCMS versions before 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by injecting client configurations via vtl (velocity) files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dotcms · Dotcms
before 5.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-18875
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-18875
Third Party Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html
Vendor Advisory
https://dotcms.com/security/SI-51
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/15882
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