CVE-2016-7565 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.

Published: 2017-02-13

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8418	install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01513.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6
https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0

History

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Subscriptions

Exponentcms Exponent Cms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-13T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:55.470Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7565

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.690

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-7565

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-284

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