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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-11846 · published 14 May 2019

CVE-2019-11846: Dotcms cross-site scripting vulnerability

Dotcms · Dotcms

/servlets/ajax_file_upload?fieldName=binary3 in dotCMS 5.1.1 allows XSS and HTML Injection.

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.00% · top 38.5% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
1.00%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

/servlets/ajax_file_upload?fieldName=binary3 in dotCMS 5.1.1 allows XSS and HTML Injection.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152788/dotCMS-5.1.1-HTML-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152788/dotCMS-5.1.1-HTML-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-11846), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.