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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).","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.948,"percentile":0.9986,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-434"],"published":"2020-02-05T16:08:28Z","modified":"2026-10-20T14:13:59Z","products":[{"vendor":"dotcms","product":"dotcms"}],"references":[{"url":"https://dotcms.com/security/SI-54","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory","evidence"]},{"url":"https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/17796","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","evidence"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6754"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qxjv-gj9g-c373"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-6754","description":"dotCMS before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to directory traversal, leading to incorrect access control. 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