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    CVE-2016-3971

    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lucene_search.jsp in dotCMS before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter to c/portal/layout.

    Published:Apr 18, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Apr 18, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00192
    CVSS Score:4.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Dotcms
    Product
    Dotcms

    Exploits

    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/37http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/37

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