CVE-2015-8832

high
Published 2017-02-09 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.5
VIR risk
8.8

Description

Multiple incomplete blacklist vulnerabilities in inc/core/class.dc.core.php in Dotclear before 2.8.2 allow remote authenticated users with "manage their own media items" and "manage their own entries and comments" permissions to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a (1) .pht, (2) .phps, or (3) .phtml extension.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://hg.dotclear.org/dotclear/rev/198580bc3d80

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://blog.curesec.com/article/blog/dotclear-281-Code-Execution-93.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/07/5

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/05/4

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/58

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134352/dotclear-2.8.1-Shell-Upload.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2015/10/25/Dotclear-2.8.2

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
dotcleardotclear{"endIncluding":"2.8.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-284

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.