CVE-2020-35274
MediumCVSS 4.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk45th percentile - higher than 45% of all known CVEs
Summary
DotCMS Add Template with admin panel 20.11 is affected by stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) that allows an attacker to steal cookies and gain remote privileges. This compromises the security of the web application.
Risk Assessment
The organization risks account takeover of administrators, potentially leading to full CMS compromise and data breach.
Recommendation
Immediately update DotCMS to a patched version and implement input sanitization in the admin panel to prevent XSS attacks.
Other vulnerabilities in DotCMS
See all- CVE-2017-11466High
In dotCMS version 4.1.1, there is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability that allows remote authenticated administrators to upload .jsp files to arbitrary locations via directory traversal sequences in the fieldName parameter. This can lead to arbitrary code execution by requesting the .jsp file at an /assets URI.
- CVE-2016-8908High
SQL injection vulnerability in the 'Site Browser > HTML pages' screen in dotCMS before version 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.
- CVE-2016-8907High
In dotCMS before version 3.3.1, there is an SQL injection vulnerability in the 'Content Types > Content Types' screen that allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.
- CVE-2016-8906High
In dotCMS before version 3.3.1, there is an SQL injection vulnerability in the 'Site Browser > Links pages' screen. This allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.
- CVE-2016-8904High
In dotCMS before version 3.3.1, there is an SQL injection vulnerability in the 'Site Browser > Containers pages' screen. This allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.
- CVE-2016-8903High
In dotCMS before version 3.3.1, there is an SQL injection vulnerability in the 'Site Browser > Templates pages' screen that allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.
- CVE-2016-8600High
In dotCMS version 3.2.1, an attacker can load captcha once, fill it with the correct value, and then this correct value will be accepted for forms with captcha check later.
- CVE-2016-4803High
CRLF injection vulnerability in the send email functionality in dotCMS before 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary email headers via CRLF sequences in the subject.
- CVE-2026-16337Critical
Vulnerability in dotCMS (versions 21.02 through 26.06.22-03) in ToolGroupResource and RoleAjax REST/DWR endpoints. A low-privileged authenticated backend user can self-assign the CMS Administrator role and achieve remote code execution via a crafted OSGi bundle upload.
- CVE-2022-26352CriticalActively exploited
In dotCMS 3.0 through 22.02, the ContentResource API has a vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass filename sanitization in a multipart request. This enables directory traversal, saving files outside the intended location. If anonymous content creation is enabled, an unauthenticated attacker can upload an executable file such as .jsp, leading to remote code execution.
Original NVD description (English source)
DotCMS Add Template with admin panel 20.11 is affected by cross-site Scripting (XSS) to gain remote privileges. An attacker could compromise the security of a website or web application through a stored XSS attack and stealing cookies using XSS.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS