PT-2017-3057 · Exponent · Exponent Cms

Published 2017-01-13 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2016-2242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Exponent CMS versions prior to 2.3.7 Patch 3

Description The issue is related to incorrect code generation management in the Exponent CMS content management system. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using the sc parameter in the install/index.php script.

Recommendations For Exponent CMS versions prior to 2.3.7 Patch 3, update to version 2.3.7 Patch 3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the install/index.php script to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the sc parameter in the affected script until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02424

CVE-2016-2242

Affected Products

Exponent Cms

References · 10

• 🔥 http://exponentcms.org/news/show/title/security-notice-closing-an-exponent-security-vulnerability · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135721/Exponent-2.3.7-PHP-Code-Execution.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23290 · Exploit
• http://exponentcms.org/news/patch-3-released-for-v2-3-7 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2242 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02424 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2242 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/537499/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2242 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537499/100/0/threaded · Note