AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2020-27848

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 1.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-12-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It involves a SQL injection risk.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
exploit

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2020-27848
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.22%

Original NVD Description

dotCMS before 20.10.1 allows SQL injection, as demonstrated by the /api/v1/containers orderby parameter. The PaginatorOrdered classes that are used to paginate results of a REST endpoints do not sanitize the orderBy parameter and in some cases it is vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. A user must be an authenticated manager in the dotCMS system to exploit this vulnerability.

Related CVEs

Other vulnerabilities affecting the same vendor(s)