CRITICAL
SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote not authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter
Published Nov 14, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.75%
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote not authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.75% 0.02750
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02750
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 | 2.75% (0.02750) | 85.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02750) | 84.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.44% (0.01437) | 78.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02626) | 76.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.44% (0.01437) | 79.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 58.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 55.52th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94311 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDTechnical DescriptionVDB Entry
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/ x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/ x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94311 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDTechnical DescriptionVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 14, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2016
Link CVE-2016-8902
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a