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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-8908

SQL injection vulnerability in the "Site Browser > HTML pages" screen in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.

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CVE-2016-8908
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31 Oct 2026, 09:47 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2016-8908

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Nov 2016, 23:20 UTC

SQL injection vulnerability in the "Site Browser > HTML pages" screen in dotCMS before 3.3.1 allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the orderby parameter.

osv:CVE-2016-8908
Complete source record
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      "affected": [
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:58.640170898Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8460/",
        "https://github.com/dotCMS/core/pull/8468/",
        "https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379879,
  "published_at": "2016-11-14T23:20:07.423+00:00"
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