CVE-2016-8905 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

SQL injection vulnerability in the JSONTags servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01994.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Dotcms	Dotcms

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9730	SQL injection vulnerability in the JSONTags servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-11-14T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.202Z

Reserved: 2016-10-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8905

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-14T23:20:04.127

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-8905

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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