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CVE-2016-4040

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4040 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in dotCMS versions prior to 3.3.2, specifically within the Workflow Screen. This flaw allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the 'orderby' parameter. Rated 7.2 HIGH on CVSS, it presents a low-complexity network attack vector with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0133 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 5,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

dotcms.com / security/SI-36
Vendor Advisory
github.com / dotCMS/core/commit/bc4db5d71dc67015572f8e4c6fdf87e29b854d02
github.com / dotCMS/core/issues/8840