PT-2017-9930 · Exponent · Exponent Cms

Web-Obfuscator · Published 2017-03-07 · Updated 2017-04-04 · CVE-2016-9020

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 versions 2.3.9 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved via the version parameter in the helpController.php file, which is part of the Exponent CMS framework.

Recommendations For Exponent CMS versions 2.3.9 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.3.9 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the helpController.php file or avoiding the use of the version parameter in the affected API endpoint until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9020

Affected Products

Exponent Cms

References · 7

• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fdafb5ec97838e4edbd685f587f28d3174ebb3db · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9020 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9020 · Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12 · Patch
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html · Patch
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9020 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97269 · Note