CVE-2017-3189 describes an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the dotCMS administration panel's "Push Publishing" feature, affecting versions 3.7.1 and earlier of dotCMS Enterprise Pro. The vulnerability arises from a lack of file type validation when decompressing uploaded "Bundle" tar.gz archives. This flaw, when combined with a path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2017-3188), can lead to remote command execution with the privileges of the dotCMS application user. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary system commands or perform actions with administrator panel permissions. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.