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CVE-2016-3972

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3972 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting dotCMS versions prior to 3.5.1, specifically within the dotTailLogServlet. This flaw allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files by manipulating the 'fileName' parameter with '..' sequences. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.7, indicating a low severity with network access and low impact on confidentiality, requiring high privileges for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

2.7LOW

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0147 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 708 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

dotcms.com / security/SI-34
Vendor Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/36
Exploit