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TI-2022-22593 Aliases CVE-2022-45783GHSA-qvqm-f8p9-vr4c

An issue was discovered in dotCMS core 4.x through 22.10.2.

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue was discovered in dotCMS core 4.x through 22.10.2. An authenticated directory traversal vulnerability in the dotCMS API can lead to Remote Code Execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.08469 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Total

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 – 22.10.1VulnerabledotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 – 22.10.1 Vulnerable ·dotCMS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45783
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvqm-f8p9-vr4c
  3. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  5. 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • 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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