CVE-2016-7784
SQL injection vulnerability in the getSection function in framework/core/subsystems/expRouter.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the section parameter.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in the getSection function in framework/core/subsystems/expRouter.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the section parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.57% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- exponentcms/exponent cms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97232
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037252
- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/1965e3719986406576898668855b8afbab43ed2cPatch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97232
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037252
- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/1965e3719986406576898668855b8afbab43ed2cPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.