# CVE-2020-6754: dotCMS before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to directory traversal, leading to incorrect access control.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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).

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://dotcms.com/security/SI-54
- https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/17796

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