TI-2016-07300 Aliases CVE-2016-8902 GHSA-fxrj-6xr6-jph9

SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1…

MEDIUM 47CWE-89Published 2016-11-14 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0275 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms::::::::	up to 3.3	Vulnerable	dotCMS

cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3 Vulnerable ·dotCMS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8902
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxrj-6xr6-jph9

References

Exploit 1

https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html

Patch 2

Advisory 1

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0

TI-2022-09726 An issue was discovered in the ContentResource API in dotCMS 3.0 through 22.02. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-05479 dotCMS before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to directory traversal, leading to incorrect access… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-13533 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in DotCMS v5.2.3 and earlier allow remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-03385 An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3.6.1. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-02117 SQL injection vulnerability in the REST API in dotCMS before 3.3.2 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-02394 Unrestricted file upload in docCMS Administration Panel CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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