XSS in Dotcms

CVE-2017-5877

XSS was discovered in dotCMS 3.7.0, with an unauthenticated attack against the /about-us/locations/index direction parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Dotcms — versions 3.7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5877?: CVE-2017-5877 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dotcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-5877?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.