PT-2017-9225 · Exponent · Exponent Cms

Xiojunjie · Published 2017-02-13 · Updated 2018-02-27 · CVE-2016-7565

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

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 version 2.3.9

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter of the install/index.php file.

Recommendations For Exponent CMS version 2.3.9, consider restricting access to the install/index.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the sc array parameter in the install/index.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7565

Affected Products

Exponent Cms

References · 7

• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86 · Patch
• https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7565 · Security Note
• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7565 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6 · Note