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CVE-2016-7565
install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array…
Critical9.8EPSS 2.3%
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Description
install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160922 CVE Request - Exponent CMS 2.3.9 multi-vulnerabilities in install code (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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