CVE-2016-2242

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Exponent CMS 2.x before 2.3.7 Patch 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the sc parameter to install/index.php.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135721/Exponent-2.3.7-PHP-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.exponentcms.org/news/patch-3-released-for-v2-3-7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.exponentcms.org/news/show/title/security-notice-closing-an-exponent-security-vulnerabilityExploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537499/100/0/threaded
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23290Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135721/Exponent-2.3.7-PHP-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.exponentcms.org/news/patch-3-released-for-v2-3-7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.exponentcms.org/news/show/title/security-notice-closing-an-exponent-security-vulnerabilityExploit, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537499/100/0/threaded
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23290Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 23, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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