CVE-2016-4040

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Published Apr 19, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Workflow Screen in dotCMS before 3.3.2 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5046	SQL injection vulnerability in the Workflow Screen in dotCMS before 3.3.2 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.327% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dotcms.com/security/SI-36
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/commit/bc4db5d71dc67015572f8e4c6fdf87e29b854d02
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/8840

History

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Subscriptions

Dotcms Dotcms

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:33 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 19, 2016, 2:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:33 PM
Reserved: Apr 19, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 19, 2016, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM

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