CVE-2017-5344 EXPLOIT
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
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 | 6.3% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-02-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| dotcms | dotcms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | dotCMS 3.6.1 - Blind Boolean SQL Injection | 2017-02-16 |
References
- http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259
- https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind-sqli/dotcms-dump.sh
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/
- http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259
- https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind-sqli/dotcms-dump.sh
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/
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