PT-2016-7717 · Exponent · Exponent Cms

Nicky · Published 2016-11-11 · Updated 2016-11-29 · CVE-2016-9272

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exponent CMS versions prior to 2.4.1

Description A Blind SQL Injection issue can lead to site database information disclosure and denial of service. The issue is related to the rerank array parameter.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.4.1, update to version 2.4.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the rerank array parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9272

Affected Products

Exponent Cms

References · 7

• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fffb2038de4c603931b785a4c3ec69cfd06181ba · Patch
• https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1394-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-exponent-cms-240-4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1395-blind-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-exponent-cms-240-5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9272 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9272 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94261 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9272 · Note