7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-4803
DotCMS CRLF Email Header Injection Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2016, 8:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4803 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dotcms dotcms
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4803.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/69 Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91529
https://dotcms.com/docs/latest/change-log#release-3.3.2 Vendor Advisory
https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-4803-dotcms-email-header-injection-vulnerability-full-disclosure.html Exploit

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4803 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91529 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/93.html">CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-4803-dotcms-email-header-injection-vulnerability-full-disclosure.html No Types Assigned https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-4803-dotcms-email-header-injection-vulnerability-full-disclosure.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://dotcms.com/docs/latest/change-log#release-3.3.2 No Types Assigned https://dotcms.com/docs/latest/change-log#release-3.3.2 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/69 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/69 Exploit
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.37 }} -0.05%

score

0.72912

percentile

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