CVE-2016-9020

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in framework/modules/help/controllers/helpController.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.

Affected products

Exponent CMS: through 2.3.9

References

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/97269
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fdafb5ec97838e4edbd685f587f28d3174ebb3db
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/97269
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fdafb5ec97838e4edbd685f587f28d3174ebb3db

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