CVE-2017-5344

high-risk
Published 2017-02-17

An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3.6.1. The findChildrenByFilter() function which is called by the web accessible path /categoriesServlet performs string interpolation and direct SQL query execution. SQL quote escaping and a keyword blacklist were implemented in a new class, SQLUtil (main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/util/SQLUtil.java), as part of the remediation of CVE-2016-8902; however, these can be overcome in the case of the q and inode parameters to the /categoriesServlet path. Overcoming these controls permits a number of blind boolean SQL injection vectors in either parameter. The /categoriesServlet web path can be accessed remotely and without authentication in a default dotCMS deployment.

Do I need to act?

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8.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
41377
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Dotcms

References (10)

Vendor Advisory http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259
Exploit https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/
Vendor Advisory http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259
Exploit https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 17/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal