Arbitrary file upload in Dotcms

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 parameter to servlets/ajax_file_upload. This results in arbitrary code execution by requesting the .jsp file at a /assets URI.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.077 (94.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-11466: held from 0.077 to 0.077.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.077 · newest: 0.077 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11466?
CVE-2017-11466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dotcms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-11466?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.