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CVE-2016-7565

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

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.

Affected products

• Exponent CMS: 2.3.9

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6
• https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6
• https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0

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