SQL injection vulnerability in the "Site Browser > Templates pages" screen in dotCMS…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 "Site Browser > Templates pages" screen in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0194 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8903
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49f2-r5xc-q59v
References
More Dotcms vulnerabilities
- 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-2016-07300 SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1… 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
Sources
- CVE-2016-8903 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-8903 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-49f2-r5xc-q59v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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