PT-2020-8056 · Unknown · Exponent Cms

Felixk3Y · Published 2020-12-31 · Updated 2021-01-04 · CVE-2016-9023

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 prior to 2.6.0

Description: The issue is related to improper input validation in the cron/find help.php file. This can potentially lead to security issues due to the lack of proper validation of user input.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.6.0, update to version 2.6.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the cron/find help.php file until a patch is applied.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9023

Affected Products

Exponent Cms

References · 5

• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/a8efd9ca71fc9b8b843ad0910d435d237482ee31 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9023 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/a8efd9ca71fc9b8b843ad0910d435d237482ee31 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9023 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21443 · Telegram Post