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CVE-2017-5344 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3.6.1. The findChildrenByFilter() function which is called by the web accessible path /categoriesServlet performs string interpolation and direct SQL query execution. SQL quote escaping and a keyword blacklist were implemented in a new class, SQLUtil (main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/util/SQLUtil.java), as part of the remediation of CVE-2016-8902; however, these can be overcome in the case of the q and inode parameters to the /categoriesServlet path. Overcoming these controls permits a number of blind boolean SQL injection vectors in either parameter. The /categoriesServlet web path can be accessed remotely and without authentication in a default dotCMS deployment.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind-sqli/dotcms-dump.sh	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259	CVE
http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind-sqli/dotcms-dump.sh	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-89	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
dotcms dotcms	<= 3.6.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 7, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 17, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]