CVE-2016-8902
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote not authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.75% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-11-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dotcms | dotcms |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94311
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/
- https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94311
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/
- https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html
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