HIGH
In dotCMS 3.2.1, attacker can load captcha once, fill it with correct value and then this correct value is ok for forms with captcha check later
Published Oct 28, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.75%
Description
In dotCMS 3.2.1, attacker can load captcha once, fill it with correct value and then this correct value is ok for forms with captcha check later.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.75% 0.01750
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01750
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 | 1.75% (0.01750) | 77.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01750) | 74.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.87% (0.00867) | 73.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00573) | 78.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00648) | 79.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 77.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00605) | 75.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/63 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93798 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/9330 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-8600-dotcms-captcha-bypass-by-reusing-valid-code.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/63 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93798 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/9330 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-8600-dotcms-captcha-bypass-by-reusing-valid-code.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 28, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 11, 2016
Link CVE-2016-8600
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a