dotCMS up to 3.7.1/4.1.0 Marketing Forms _EXT_FORM_HANDLER_orderBy sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in dotCMS up to 3.7.1/4.1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Marketing Forms. The manipulation of the argument _EXT_FORM_HANDLER_orderBy as part of Parameter leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-10007. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in dotCMS up to 3.7.1/4.1.0 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Marketing Forms. The manipulation of the argument _EXT_FORM_HANDLER_orderBy as part of a Parameter leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in the "Marketing > Forms" screen in dotCMS before 3.7.2 and 4.x before 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the _EXT_FORM_HANDLER_orderBy parameter.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/19/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.elarlang.eu. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10007 since 12/19/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 372 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.7.2 or 4.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Content Management System

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• dotCMS

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• 3.7.0
• 3.7.1
• 4.0
• 4.1.0

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• open-source

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