High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Jul 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-11466
CVE-2017-11466
Description
Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in com/dotmarketing/servlets/AjaxFileUploadServlet.class in dotCMS 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload .jsp files to arbitrary locations via directory traversal sequences in the fieldName parameter to servlets/ajax_file_upload. This results in arbitrary code execution by requesting the .jsp file at a /assets URI.
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References
3- github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/12131nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/33nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/143383/dotcms411-shell.txtnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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