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CVE-2016-7790

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-01-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Exponent CMS 2.3.9 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability in /install/index.php. An attacker can upload 'php' file to the website through uploader_paste.php, then overwrite /framework/conf/config.php, which leads to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Exponent CMS: 2.3.9

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93119
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93119

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