QID 150580

Date Published: 2022-10-12

QID 150580: dotCMS Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (CVE-2022-35740)

dotCMS is an open source content management system written in Java for managing content and content driven sites and applications.

On affected versions of dotCMS core a XSS Filter Bypass vulnerability exists due to broken authorization which allows attackers to bypass XSSPreventionWebInterceptor using Matrix Parameter and exploit XSS vulnerability.

Affected versions:
dotCMS versions: 22.05 and below

QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID sends a HTTP GET request to "/api/v1/appconfiguration" endpoint and checks the response body to confirm if the host is running vulnerable version of dotCMS Server.

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the interface or allow the attacker to access sensitive, browser-based information.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.4 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to upgrade to dotCMS to remediate this vulnerability. For more information regarding this vulnerability please refer CVE-2022-35740

Vendor References

CVE-2022-35740 - www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-22-063

CVEs related to QID 150580

CVE-2022-35740 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2022-35740			www.dotcms.com/docs/latest/current-releases

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