CVE-2016-8600

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Published Oct 28, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

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

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9447	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.750% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/63
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93798
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/9330
https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-8600-dotcms-captcha-bypass-by-reusing-valid-code.html

History

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Subscriptions

Dotcms Dotcms

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 28, 2016, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:27 AM
Reserved: Oct 11, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 28, 2016, 3:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:54 AM

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