CVE-2016-9288

critical

Published 2016-11-11 · 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/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or older, the parameter "target" of function "DragnDropReRank" is directly used without any filtration which caused SQL injection. The payload can be used like this: /navigation/DragnDropReRank/target/1.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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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/2ddffb2e7eafe4830e3483a4b437873022c461ba

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
exponentcms	exponent_cms	`{"endIncluding":"2.4.0"}`

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94296
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037280
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/2ddffb2e7eafe4830e3483a4b437873022c461ba
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94296
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037280
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/2ddffb2e7eafe4830e3483a4b437873022c461ba

CWEs

CWE-89

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