CVE-2016-7902 — Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the fileUnzip->unzip method in Dotclear before 2.10.3 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to manage media items to execute arbitrary code by uploading a ZIP file containing a file with a crafted extension, as demonstrated by .php.txt or .php%20

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HIGH

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the fileUnzip->unzip method in Dotclear before 2.10.3 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to manage media items to execute arbitrary code by uploading a ZIP file containing a file with a crafted extension, as demonstrated by .php.txt or .php%20

Published Jan 4, 2017

8.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 3.04%

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the fileUnzip->unzip method in Dotclear before 2.10.3 allows remote authenticated users with permissions to manage media items to execute arbitrary code by uploading a ZIP file containing a file with a crafted extension, as demonstrated by .php.txt or .php%20.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.04% 0.03043

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03043

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.04% (0.03043)	87.06th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.02% (0.03018)	85.66th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	2.52% (0.02520)	84.03th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	10.23% (0.10235)	88.48th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.68% (0.02683)	84.85th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.51% (0.00512)	77.41th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.51% (0.00512)	75.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.51% (0.00512)	73.02th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.70% (0.04695)	89.17th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.70% (0.04695)	88.08th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.70% (0.04695)	74.44th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File

References (4)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/6
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93440
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://dotclear.org/blog/post/2016/11/01/Dotclear-2.10.3
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/a9db771a5a70
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/6		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93440		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://dotclear.org/blog/post/2016/11/01/Dotclear-2.10.3		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/a9db771a5a70		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 4, 2017

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Sep 9, 2016

Link CVE-2016-7902

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-7902

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-7902