# CVE-2017-11466: File upload in n/a

> Authenticated administrators can upload malicious JSP files to arbitrary locations via directory traversal, leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-234x-7qj3-r3fj

## What is CVE-2017-11466?

CVE-2017-11466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dotcms Dotcms, published on 20 Jul 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Arbitrary file upload vulnerability in com/dotmarketing/servlets/AjaxFileUploadServlet.class in dotCMS 4.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to upload .jsp files to arbitrary locations via directory traversal sequences in the fieldName parameter to servlets/ajax_file_upload. This results in arbitrary code execution by requesting the .jsp file at a /assets URI.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11466?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dotcms Dotcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-11466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dotcms Dotcms

- [CVE-2022-26352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26352/): dotCMS Unrestricted Upload of File (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-19138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19138/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-6754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6754/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5344](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5344/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-2355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2355/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-11466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dotcms Dotcms, published on 20 Jul 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dotcms Dotcms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11466/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11466/
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