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CVE-2016-9268

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9268 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Dotclear through version 2.10.4, specifically within the "Install or upgrade manually" module's Blog appearance. This flaw allows remote authenticated super-administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading a malicious theme file disguised as a zip archive. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dotclear:dotclear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
5.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0500 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 5,528 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, 0.1 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

dev.dotclear.org / 2.0/changeset/445e9ff79a1fa81033591761d6a340e219d159b2
Issue TrackingPatch
dev.dotclear.org / 2.0/ticket/2214
MitigationVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94246
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry