CVE-2016-4803 json
CRLF injection vulnerability in the send email functionality in dotCMS before 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary email heade…
published 2016-06-30 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5786
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- security.elarlang.eu https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-4803-dotcms-email-header-injection-vulnerability-full-disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/69 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
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security.elarlang.eu
/cve-2016-4803-dotcms-email-header-injection-vulnerability-full-disclosure.html
exploit
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2016/May/69
mailing-list, exploit
-
dotcms.com
/docs/latest/change-log#release-3.3.2
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/91529
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4803
- NVD CVE-2016-4803
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