CVE-2016-8902
SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote not authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote not authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.75% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- dotcms/dotcms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94311Technical Description, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94311Technical Description, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.