Critical (9.8) in dotCMS dotCMS. In CISA KEV since 2022-08-25, with known ransomware use. EPSS 91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
An issue was discovered in the ContentResource API in dotCMS 3.0 through 22.02. Attackers can craft a multipart form request to post a file whose filename is not initially sanitized. This allows directory traversal, in which the file is saved outside of the intended storage location. If anonymous content creation is enabled, this allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload an executable file, such as a .jsp file, that can lead to remote code execution.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CISA KEV
listed 2022-08-25, due 2022-09-15, known ransomware use