CVE-2022-23048

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-02-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Exponent CMS 2.6.0patch2 allows an authenticated admin user to upload a malicious extension in the format of a ZIP file with a PHP file inside it. After upload it, the PHP file will be placed at "themes/simpletheme/{rce}.php" from where can be accessed in order to execute commands.

Affected products

Exponent CMS: 2.6.0-patch2

References

https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1460
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/dylan/
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/1546
https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1460
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/dylan/
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/1546

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