CVE-2016-9020

critical
Published 2017-03-07 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
9.8

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in framework/modules/help/controllers/helpController.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fdafb5ec97838e4edbd685f587f28d3174ebb3db

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
exponentcmsexponent_cms{"endIncluding":"2.3.9"}

References

CWEs

CWE-89

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.