{
    "id": "CVE-2017-5344",
    "published": "2017-02-17 07:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:20:18",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-89",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.06304",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93369",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:19",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "dotcms",
            "product": "dotcms"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "41377",
            "title": "dotCMS 3.6.1 - Blind Boolean SQL Injection",
            "date": "2017-02-16",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/"
    ]
}