dotCMS before 5.1.0 has a path traversal vulnerability exploitable by an administrator to create files. The vulnerability is caused by the insecure extraction of a ZIP archive.
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/compare/605e5db...364c910
https://dotcms.com/security/SI-48
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2019-05-23
Updated: 2026-06-17
Base Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.00347