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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-19138

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in DotCMS v5.2.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the component "/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/filters/CMSFilter.java".

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31 Oct 2026, 10:55 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-19138

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2021, 21:15 UTC

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in DotCMS v5.2.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the component "/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/filters/CMSFilter.java".

osv:CVE-2020-19138
Complete source record
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  "id": "687d4bbd83b8364bb2f415db2f57183cdb1debf7acea5a85e8767b37d3dff1dc",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-19138",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-19138",
    "summary": "Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in DotCMS v5.2.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the component \"/src/main/java/com/dotmarketing/filters/CMSFilter.java\".",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-19138",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-19138",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-19138"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/dotcms/core",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "367cf23d04b8bd3496c4dbbf2413408dbe9f294c"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.2.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "5.2.3",
            "5.2.1",
            "5.2.0",
            "3.6.0",
            "3.5",
            "3.5_Preview02",
            "3.5_Preview01",
            "pre3.5buildrevert",
            "3.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-19138.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:04.937601592Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/17796"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-19138",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383270,
  "published_at": "2021-09-08T21:15:09.437+00:00"
}