CVE-2016-4803

7.5 HIGH
Published: June 30, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in the send email functionality in dotCMS before 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary email headers via CRLF sequences in the subject.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/69
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91529
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://dotcms.com/docs/latest/change-log#release-3.3.2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-4803-dotcms-email-header-injection-vulnerability-full-disclosure.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/May/69
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://dotcms.com/docs/latest/change-log#release-3.3.2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.elarlang.eu/cve-2016-4803-dotcms-email-header-injection-vulnerability-full-disclosure.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
61th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

dotcms