SQL injection vulnerability in the "Site Browser > Templates pages" screen in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to…

published 2016-11-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9728

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

links 2

github.com/dotCMS/core#8460 pull request
github.com/dotCMS/core#8468 pull request

Exploit prediction

1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
security.elarlang.eu https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

github.com /dotCMS/core/pull/8460/
patch
github.com /dotCMS/core/pull/8468/
patch
seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0
exploit, third-party-advisory
security.elarlang.eu /multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/94311
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-8903
NVD CVE-2016-8903

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Summary