CVE-2020-6754

CVE Enrichment

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS: 94.80%
EPSS Percentile: 99.86%
CISA KEV: Not listed

Description

dotCMS before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to directory traversal, leading to incorrect access control. It allows an attacker to read or execute files under $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/ROOT/assets (which should be a protected directory). Additionally, attackers can upload temporary files (e.g., .jsp files) into /webapps/ROOT/assets/tmp_upload, which can lead to remote command execution (with the permissions of the user running the dotCMS application).

Technical Details

CVSS Version: 3.1
CNA / NVD Source: cve@mitre.org
Published: 06-Feb-2020 00:15
Last Modified: 17-Jun-2026 10:23
EPSS Date: 2026-10-20
CWE: CWE-22, CWE-434

CVSS Vector


            CVSS:3.1                            AV:N /
                            AC:L /
                            PR:N /
                            UI:N /
                            S:U /
                            C:H /
                            I:H /
                            A:H

Affected Products / Versions

dotcms / dotcms
Version / affected range: * · before (exclusive) 5.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

Last enrichment sync: 21-Oct-2026 17:04
Sources: NVD · FIRST EPSS · CISA KEV
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Reported Context (1)

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CVE (7)

Malware (10)

Threat Actors (4)

MITRE ATT&CK (15)

Vendors (2)

Products (10)

Tools (3)

Countries (10)

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