CVE-2012-1826

dotCMS 1.9 before 1.9.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted (1) XSLT or (2) Velocity template.

Published: 2012-06-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-1826 is rated Moderate Risk (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.19%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1826

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.01% 2.19% +1.18%
2 2025-03-30 1.16% 1.01% -0.15%
3 2025-03-29 1.16%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1826

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
6.8 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1826

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2012-1826

GHSA-42vg-q6mw-cfh5 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — dotCMS allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1826

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dotcms dotcms 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dotcms dotcms 1.9.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:1.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1826

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