{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "20.10.1"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "d4ddc0720ee33a4be18823bb8b8cfad3f435240c"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/dotcms/core",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "dotCMS before 20.10.1 allows SQL injection, as demonstrated by the /api/v1/containers orderby parameter. The PaginatorOrdered classes that are used to paginate results of a REST endpoints do not sanitize the orderBy parameter and in some cases it is vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. A user must be an authenticated manager in the dotCMS system to exploit this vulnerability.",
  "id": "CVE-2020-27848",
  "modified": "2026-03-13T21:54:37.227100174Z",
  "published": "2020-12-30T19:15:13.123Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/dotCMS/core/compare/v5.3.8.1...v20.10.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/19500"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}