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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-18875

Incorrect Access Control in DotCMS versions before 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by injecting client configurations via vtl (velocity) files.

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CVE-2020-18875
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31 Oct 2026, 10:55 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-18875

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Aug 2021, 17:15 UTC

Incorrect Access Control in DotCMS versions before 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by injecting client configurations via vtl (velocity) files.

osv:CVE-2020-18875
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-18875",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-18875",
    "summary": "Incorrect Access Control in DotCMS versions before 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by injecting client configurations via vtl (velocity) files.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-18875",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-18875",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-18875"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/dotcms/core",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "364c910b8beb762a74d2780c64e43a69d54553b4"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "5.1.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "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-2020-18875.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:52:04.155649096Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html",
        "https://dotcms.com/security/SI-51",
        "https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/15882"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-18875",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383256,
  "published_at": "2021-08-18T17:15:07.747+00:00"
}