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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-9481
Exponent CMS SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

In framework/modules/core/controllers/expCommentController.php of Exponent CMS 2.4.0, content_id input is passed into showComments. The method showComments is defined in the expCommentControllercontroller with the parameter '$this->params['content_id']' used directly in SQL. Impact is a SQL injection.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2016, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 28, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9481 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Exponentcms exponent_cms
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://www.pang0lin.com/?p=1076 Exploit Technical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94590
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037368

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9481 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037368 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94590 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.pang0lin.com/?p=1076 No Types Assigned http://www.pang0lin.com/?p=1076 Technical Description, Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-89
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.00%

score

0.53449

percentile

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