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TI-2022-16182 Aliases CVE-2022-35740GHSA-qv8m-37rr-fj54

dotCMS before 22.06 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access control and obtain…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

dotCMS before 22.06 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access control and obtain sensitive information by using a semicolon in a URL to introduce a matrix parameter. (This is also fixed in 5.3.8.12, 21.06.9, and 22.03.2 for LTS users.) Some Java application frameworks, including those used by Spring or Tomcat, allow the use of matrix parameters: these are URI parameters separated by semicolons. Through precise semicolon placement in a URI, it is possible to exploit this feature to avoid dotCMS's path-based XSS prevention (such as "require login" filters), and consequently access restricted resources. For example, an attacker could place a semicolon immediately before a / character that separates elements of a filesystem path. This could reveal file content that is ordinarily only visible to signed-in users. This issue can be chained with other exploit code to achieve XSS attacks against dotCMS.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01492 74th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*5.3.8 to before 5.3.8.12; 21.06 to before 21.06.9VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.01 to before 22.06VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*22.03 to before 22.03.2VulnerabledotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 5.3.8 to before 5.3.8.12; 21.06 to before 21.06.9 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.01 to before 22.06 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 22.03 to before 22.03.2 Vulnerable ·dotCMS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-35740
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv8m-37rr-fj54

References

Exploit 2

  • 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
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Sources

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