CVE-2016-8903

HIGH 8.8CVE-2016-8903 · Published 14/11/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8903 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting dotcms (dotcms).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.9%, higher than 80.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
dotcms dotcms	`≤ 3.3`	No fix yet

Description

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.

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/94311 · Third Party Advisory
dotCMS/core#8460 · Patch
dotCMS/core#8468 · Patch
security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html · Exploit

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

dotcms

≤ 3.3

No fix yet

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