Medium severity · published Feb 1, 2023
CVE-2022-45783
An issue was discovered in dotCMS core 4.x through 22.10.2
6.5
CVSS
8.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in dotCMS core 4.x through 22.10.2. An authenticated directory traversal vulnerability in the dotCMS API can lead to Remote Code Execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.5% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
Dotcms · Dotcms
4.0.0 through 22.10.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45783
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45783
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dotcms.com/security/SI-67
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