CVE-2020-6754
high-risk
Published 2020-02-05
dotCMS before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to directory traversal, leading to incorrect access control. It allows an attacker to read or execute files under $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/ROOT/assets (which should be a protected directory). Additionally, attackers can upload temporary files (e.g., .jsp files) into /webapps/ROOT/assets/tmp_upload, which can lead to remote command execution (with the permissions of the user running the dotCMS application).
Do I need to act?
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75.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 25% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
57
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
20/34 · Moderate
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal