{"id":"CVE-2016-9481","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9481","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:05:24.009Z","title":"Impact is a SQL injection.","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.","published":"2016-11-29T23:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:56:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-89"],"affected":["exponentcms/exponent cms"],"epss":{"score":0.01765,"percentile":0.77938,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.pang0lin.com/?p=1076","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94590","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037368","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.pang0lin.com/?p=1076","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94590","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037368","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9481","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}