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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-3971

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lucene_search.jsp in dotCMS before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter to c/portal/layout.

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CVE-2016-3971
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1 Nov 2026, 07:55 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-3971

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Apr 2016, 15:59 UTC

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lucene_search.jsp in dotCMS before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter to c/portal/layout.

osv:CVE-2016-3971
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3971",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lucene_search.jsp in dotCMS before 3.5.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query parameter to c/portal/layout.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-3971",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:00.368318302Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [],
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    },
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        "value": "CVE-2016-3971",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 439526,
  "published_at": "2016-04-18T15:59:03.11+00:00"
}