dotCMS 1.9/1.9.2.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in dotCMS 1.9/1.9.2.1. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-1826. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in dotCMS 1.9/1.9.2.1 (Content Management System). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

dotCMS 1.9 before 1.9.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted (1) XSLT or (2) Velocity template.

The weakness was presented 06/08/2012 by Ben Murphy as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1826 since 03/21/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.9.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 53688†), OSVDB (82240†) and Secunia (SA49276†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: dotCMS 1.9.2.1

Timelineinfo

03/21/2012 🔍
05/25/2012 +65 days 🔍
05/25/2012 +0 days 🔍
06/08/2012 +14 days 🔍
06/08/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1018 days 🔍
08/09/2024 +3427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 261
Researcher: Ben Murphy
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-1826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60923
CERT: 🔍
SecurityFocus: 53688 - dotCMS CVE-2012-1826 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 49276 - dotCMS Template Processing Code Execution Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 82240

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 08/09/2024 12:31
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (52), 02/17/2019 10:53 (7), 12/03/2021 15:41 (3), 08/09/2024 12:31 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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