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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8641 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:04:56.033Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-7791

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-12T22:59:00.187

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

Link: CVE-2016-7791

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