CVE-2016-7789

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in framework/core/models/expConfig.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the apikey parameter.

Affected products

Exponent CMS: through 2.3.9

References

http://forums.exponentcms.org/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/1591#Comment_1591
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97235
http://forums.exponentcms.org/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/1591#Comment_1591
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97235

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