01 Record
CVE-2016-7565
install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-02-13 18:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 02:04Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e5e30c6e2c3e4cc6d8626a35c411f67c211b8410c63d7db89eda1753063684b9
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0
- github.comhttps://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
- exponentcms.lighthouseapp.comhttps://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160922 CVE Request - Exponent CMS 2.3.9 multi-vulnerabilities in install codehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6