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CVE-2016-7902

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7902 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Dotclear versions prior to 2.10.3, specifically within the fileUnzip->unzip method. This flaw allows authenticated users with media management permissions to execute arbitrary code by uploading a specially crafted ZIP file containing files with disguised extensions, such as .php.txt. The vulnerability carries a high CVSSv3 score of 8.8, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dotclear:dotclear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0304 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

dotclear.org / blog/post/2016/11/01/Dotclear-2.10.3
PatchVendor Advisory
hg.dotclear.org / dotclear/rev/a9db771a5a70
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/6
Mailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/93440