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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-12309 · published 23 May 2019

CVE-2019-12309: Dotcms path traversal vulnerability

Dotcms · Dotcms

dotCMS before 5.1.0 has a path traversal vulnerability exploitable by an administrator to create files. The vulnerability is caused by the insecure extraction of a ZIP archive.

4.9 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% · top 31.5% CWE-22 · Path traversal
4.9CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.0
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

dotCMS before 5.1.0 has a path traversal vulnerability exploitable by an administrator to create files. The vulnerability is caused by the insecure extraction of a ZIP archive.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://dotcms.com/security/SI-48 PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/compare/605e5db...364c910 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://dotcms.com/security/SI-48 PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/dotCMS/core/compare/605e5db...364c910 PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-12309), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.