CVE-2016-7565 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01513.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Exponentcms	Exponent Cms

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6
https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-13T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:55.470Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7565

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-13T18:59:00.690

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-7565

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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