The dotCMS administration panel, versions 3.7.1 and earlier, "Push Publishing" feature in Enterprise Pro is vulnerable to path traversal
Published Jul 24, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.75%
Description
The dotCMS administration panel, versions 3.7.1 and earlier, "Push Publishing" feature in Enterprise Pro is vulnerable to path traversal. When "Bundle" tar.gz archives uploaded to the Push Publishing feature are decompressed, the filenames of its contents are not properly checked, allowing for writing files to arbitrary directories on the file system. These archives may be uploaded directly via the administrator panel, or using the CSRF vulnerability (CVE-2017-3187). An unauthenticated remote attacker may perform actions with the dotCMS administrator panel with the same permissions of a victim user or execute arbitrary system commands with the permissions of the user running the dotCMS application.
Affected products
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- Version 3.7.1StatusaffectedConstraints<=3.7.1
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| docCMS | Administration Panel | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02753) | 85.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02788) | 84.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 31.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 30.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00102) | 41.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00109) | 42.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 44.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 48.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 22.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 21.52th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 52.07th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96616 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://doc.dotcms.com/security/SI-41 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/168699 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96616 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://doc.dotcms.com/security/SI-41 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/168699 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
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