CVE-2025-8311 SQL injection in dotCMS Cloud Services (dCS)
Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in dotCMS to extract database data, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8311?
CVE-2025-8311 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in dotCMS Cloud Services (dCS), published on 4 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
dotCMS versions 24.03.22 and after, identified a Boolean-based blind SQLi vulnerability in the /api/v1/contenttype endpoint. This endpoint uses the sites query parameter, which accepts a comma-separated list of site identifiers or keys.
The vulnerability was triggered via the sites parameter, which was directly concatenated into a SQL query without proper sanitization.
Exploitation allowed an authenticated attacker with low privileges to extract data from database, perform privilege escalation, or trigger denial-of-service conditions.
The vulnerability was verified using tools such as SQLMap and confirmed to allow full database exfiltration and potential denial-of-service conditions via crafted payloads.
The vulnerability is fixed in the following versions of dotCMS stack: 25.08.14 / 25.07.10-1v2 LTS / 24.12.27v10 LTS / 24.04.24v21 LTS
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8311?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8311 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2025-8311 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8311 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9qw9-jx9r-5rcc.