CVE-2017-5344 — An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3

An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3.6.1. The findChildrenByFilter() function which is called by the web accessible path /categoriesServlet performs string interpolation and direct SQL query execution. SQL quote escaping and a keyword blacklist were implemented in a new cl

01What is this vulnerability?

An issue was discovered in dotCMS through 3.6.1. The findChildrenByFilter() function which is called by the web accessible path /categoriesServlet performs string interpolation and direct SQL query execution. SQL quote escaping and a keyword blacklist were implemented in a new class, SQLUtil (main/java/com/dotmarketing/common/util/SQLUtil.java), as part of the remediation of CVE-2016-8902…

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-02-17T07:59:00.903
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• dotcms.com — http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259
• github.com — https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/
• dotcms.com — http://dotcms.com/security/SI-39
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/34
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96259
• github.com — https://github.com/xdrr/webapp-exploits/blob/master/vendors/dotcms/2017.01.blind…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41377/