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CVE-2016-3972
Directory traversal vulnerability in the dotTailLogServlet in dotCMS before 3.5.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitr…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
2.7
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the dotTailLogServlet in dotCMS before 3.5.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 2.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
- dotcms.com /security/SI-34 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/36 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-3972
- NVD: CVE-2016-3972
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