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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-9268 · published 10 November 2016

CVE-2016-9268: Dotclear unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Dotclear · Dotclear

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Blog appearance in the "Install or upgrade manually" module in Dotclear through 2.10.4 allows remote authenticated super-administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading a theme file with an zip extension, and then accessing it via unspecified vectors.

7.2 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 5.0% · top 8.1% CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
7.2CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 9.0
5.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Blog appearance in the "Install or upgrade manually" module in Dotclear through 2.10.4 allows remote authenticated super-administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading a theme file with an zip extension, and then accessing it via unspecified vectors.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/changeset/445e9ff79a1fa81033591761d6a340e219d159b2 Issue TrackingPatch
http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/ticket/2214 MitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94246 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/changeset/445e9ff79a1fa81033591761d6a340e219d159b2 Issue TrackingPatch
http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0/ticket/2214 MitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94246 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-9268), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.