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    CVE-2020-6754

    dotCMS before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to directory traversal, leading to incorrect access control. It allows an attacker to read or execute files under $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/ROOT/assets (which should be a protected directory). Additionally, attackers can upload temporary files (e.g., .jsp files) into /webapps/ROOT/assets/tmp_upload, which can lead to remote command execution (with the permissions of the user running the dotCMS application).

    Published:Feb 5, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Feb 5, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.75495
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Dotcms
    Product
    Dotcms

    Exploits

    https://dotcms.com/security/SI-54https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/17796https://dotcms.com/security/SI-54https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/17796

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High