{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "3.6.1"
              }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_RANGE"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "b1834b29439a94115033e7f4ed00cb0abe9fed96"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/dotcms/core",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {},
  "details": "An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3.6.1. The findChildrenByFilter() function which is called by the web accessible path /categoriesServlet performs string interpolation and direct SQL query execution. SQL quote escaping and a keyword blacklist were implemented in a new class, SQLUtil (main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/util/SQLUtil.java), as part of the remediation of CVE-2016-8902; however, these can be overcome in the case of the q and inode parameters to the /categoriesServlet path. Overcoming these controls permits a number of blind boolean SQL injection vectors in either parameter. The /categoriesServlet web path can be accessed remotely and without authentication in a default dotCMS deployment.",
  "id": "CVE-2017-5344",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:39:04.895334541Z",
  "published": "2017-02-17T07:59:00.903Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind-sqli/dotcms-dump.sh"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}