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CVE-2016-8906

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8906 describes a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability affecting dotCMS versions prior to 3.3.1. This flaw allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the "orderby" parameter within the "Site Browser > Links pages" screen. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system with low attack complexity. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion, organizations using vulnerable dotCMS versions should prioritize patching to mitigate potential risks.

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
1.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0199 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / dotCMS/core/pull/8468
PatchVendor Advisory
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