CVE-2016-7400

critical

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Exponent CMS before 2.4.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) id parameter in an activate_address address controller action, (2) title parameter in a show blog controller action, or (3) content_id parameter in a showComments expComment controller action.

References

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https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/e916702a91a6342bbab483a2be2ba2f11dca3aa3

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93041

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/10

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40412/

https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0

https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/e916702a91a6342bbab483a2be2ba2f11dca3aa3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-07

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04651