CVE-2016-2355 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting dotCMS versions prior to 3.3.2, specifically within its REST API. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating the 'stName' parameter in the 'api/content/save/1' endpoint to execute arbitrary SQL commands. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a high risk of compromise to confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.