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CVE-2016-8902
SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote not authenticated attackers to execute…
Critical9.8EPSS 2.8%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 14% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 94311 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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