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CVE-2017-11466 Details

Description

Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in com/dotmarketing/servlets/AjaxFileUploadServlet.class in dotCMS 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload .jsp files to arbitrary locations via directory traversal sequences in the fieldName parameter to servlets/ajax_file_upload. This results in arbitrary code execution by requesting the .jsp file at a /assets URI.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/33 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/12131 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143383/dotcms411-shell.txt CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/33 [email protected]ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/12131 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dotcms dotcms
4.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-11466
NVD Published Date:
Jul 20, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-11466 Details - Not Deferred