dotCMS V5.0.1 has XSS in the /html/portlet/ext/contentlet/image_tools/index.jsp fieldName and inode parameters.

published 2018-09-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-8766

cvss: 6.1; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

distros 1

curl Alpine 3.9 7.64.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-16980

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Exploit prediction

0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/15274 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	6.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /dotCMS/core/issues/15274
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-16980
NVD CVE-2018-16980

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Summary