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CVE-2016-8904

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8904 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability affecting dotCMS versions prior to 3.3.1. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating the 'orderby' parameter within the "Site Browser > Containers pages" screen, allowing for the execution of arbitrary SQL commands. This could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 71/100, indicating a significant risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.94%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0194 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 17,823 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/0
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / dotCMS/core/pull/8460
Patch
github.com / dotCMS/core/pull/8468
Patch
security.elarlang.eu / multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94311
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry