VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-18213
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.35% probability · 71th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- exponentcms/exponent cms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% 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://www.exponentcms.org/news/patch-6-released-for-v2-4-1-to-fix-a-few-big-issuesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.1patch6Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exponentcms.org/news/patch-6-released-for-v2-4-1-to-fix-a-few-big-issuesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.1patch6Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.