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TI-2024-02964 Aliases CVE-2024-3164GHSA-vhhq-fxg5-hvp8

Improper access control in dotCMS core

Priority LOW 23CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

In dotCMS dashboard, the Tools and Log Files tabs under System → Maintenance Portlet, which is and always has been an Admin portlet, is accessible to anyone with that portlet and not just to CMS Admins. Users that get site admin but not a system admin, should not have access to the System Maintenance → Tools portlet. This would share database username and password under Log Files and download DB Dump and other dotCMS Content under Tools. Nothing in the System → Maintenance should be displayed for users with site admin role. Only system admins must have access to System Maintenance. OWASP Top 10 - A01) Broken Access Control OWASP Top 10 - A04) Insecure Design

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00469 40th 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
dotCMSdotCMS core22.02 and after—No fix listedCNA
  • dotCMS core VendordotCMS Affected 22.02 and after Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.02 to before 22.03.15; 23.01 to before 23.01.15; 23.02 – 23.09.7VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:1:*:*:lts:*:*:*23.10.24 1VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:2:*:*:lts:*:*:*23.10.24 2VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:3:*:*:lts:*:*:*23.10.24 3VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:4:*:*:lts:*:*:*23.10.24 4VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:5:*:*:lts:*:*:*23.10.24 5VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:6:*:*:lts:*:*:*23.10.24 6VulnerabledotCMS
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:7:*:*:lts:*:*:*23.10.24 7VulnerabledotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.02 to before 22.03.15; 23.01 to before 23.01.15; 23.02 – 23.09.7 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:1:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 23.10.24 1 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:2:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 23.10.24 2 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:3:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 23.10.24 3 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:4:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 23.10.24 4 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:5:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 23.10.24 5 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:6:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 23.10.24 6 Vulnerable ·dotCMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:23.10.24:7:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 23.10.24 7 Vulnerable ·dotCMS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3164
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vhhq-fxg5-hvp8

References

Other 3

  • 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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