High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-18875

Description

Incorrect Access Control in DotCMS versions before 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by injecting client configurations via vtl (velocity) files.

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Affected products

Dotcms/Dotcms2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.1.0
- (no CPE)range: <5.1
DotCMS/DotCMSdescription

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
dotcms.com/security/SI-51nvdVendor Advisory
github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/15882nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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