CVE-2016-7791

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

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-20

Affected software

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

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/11Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/11Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jan 12, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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