CVE-2016-9287

critical
Published 2016-11-15 · Modified 2026-05-06
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

In /framework/modules/notfound/controllers/notfoundController.php of Exponent CMS 2.4.0 patch1, untrusted input is passed into getSearchResults. The method getSearchResults is defined in the search model with the parameter '$term' used directly in SQL. Impact is a SQL injection.

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/4327ea96b3de89440693e06d03038121aa1fdcea

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
exponentcmsexponent_cms2.4.0

References

CWEs

CWE-89

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