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CVE-2016-9268

Published: Nov 10, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-434
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.0%
Top 8.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Blog appearance in the "Install or upgrade manually" module in Dotclear through 2.10.4 allows remote authenticated super-administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading a theme file with an zip extension, and then accessing it via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-434

Affected Products

n/an/a
dotcleardotclear
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
dotcleaross-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka dotclear

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/ticket/2214
dev.dotclear.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94246
securityfocus.com
http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/changeset/445e9ff79a1fa81033591761d6a340e219d159b2
dev.dotclear.org

Timeline

Published
Nov 10, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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