CVE-2017-11466
Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in com/dotmarketing/servlets/AjaxFileUploadServlet.class in dotCMS 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload .jsp files to arbitrary locations via directory traversal sequences in the fieldName…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in com/dotmarketing/servlets/AjaxFileUploadServlet.class in dotCMS 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload .jsp files to arbitrary locations via directory traversal sequences in the fieldName parameter to servlets/ajax_file_upload. This results in arbitrary code execution by requesting the .jsp file at a /assets URI.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.70% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- dotcms/dotcms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 5.7% on 21 September 2026 to 7.7% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/33Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/12131Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143383/dotcms411-shell.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/33Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/12131Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143383/dotcms411-shell.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.