CVE-2016-8902

9.8 criticalEPSS 2.8%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-89
Published: 2016-11-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

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

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