CVE-2016-7791

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 an evil 'exploit.tar.gz' file to the website, then extract it by visiting '/install/index.php?install_sample=../../files/exploit', which leads to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

Exponent CMS: 2.3.9

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93119
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93119

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