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    CVE-2016-3972

    Directory traversal vulnerability in the dotTailLogServlet in dotCMS before 3.5.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter.

    Published:Apr 18, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Apr 18, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00101
    CVSS Score:2.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Dotcms
    Product
    Dotcms

    Exploits

    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/36http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/36

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