VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-27848
dotCMS before 20.10.1 allows SQL injection, as demonstrated by the /api/v1/containers orderby parameter.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
dotCMS before 20.10.1 allows SQL injection, as demonstrated by the /api/v1/containers orderby parameter. The PaginatorOrdered classes that are used to paginate results of a REST endpoints do not sanitize the orderBy parameter and in some cases it is vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. A user must be an authenticated manager in the dotCMS system to exploit this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- dotcms/dotcms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/compare/v5.3.8.1...v20.10.1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/19500Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/compare/v5.3.8.1...v20.10.1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/19500Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.