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CVE-2016-8902

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.75% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-11-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It involves a SQL injection risk. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-8902
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.75%

Original NVD Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the categoriesServlet servlet in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote not authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.