CVE-2022-35740

MEDIUM

6.1

CVSS Score

Published: November 10, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:52 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendordotCMS

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Severity

MEDIUM6.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

dotCMS before 22.06 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access control and obtain sensitive information by using a semicolon in a URL to introduce a matrix parameter. (This is also fixed in 5.3.8.12, 21.06.9, and 22.03.2 for LTS users.) Some Java application frameworks, including those used by Spring or Tomcat, allow the use of matrix parameters: these are URI parameters separated by semicolons. Through precise semicolon placement in a URI, it is possible to exploit this feature to avoid dotCMS's path-based XSS prevention (such as "require login" filters), and consequently access restricted resources. For example, an attacker could place a semicolon immediately before a / character that separates elements of a filesystem path. This could reveal file content that is ordinarily only visible to signed-in users. This issue can be chained with other exploit code to achieve XSS attacks against dotCMS.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

dotCMS · Dotcms

95%

21.06 ≤ v < 21.06.922.01 ≤ v < 22.0622.03 ≤ v < 22.03.25.3.8 ≤ v < 5.3.8.12

Affected range stops below 21.06.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.03.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.06, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.3.8.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.dotcms.com/security/SI-63

References (2)

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/dotCMS/patches-hotfixes/tree/master/com.dotcms.security.matrixparams

ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.dotcms.com/security/SI-63

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-79

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