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TI-2016-02037 Aliases CVE-2016-2242GHSA-prg5-hcg4-g7jm

Exponent CMS 2.x before 2.3.7 Patch 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06636 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 42

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4 p3VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5 p1VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.6:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6 p2VulnerableExponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 p3 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 p1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.6:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 p2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
Show 32 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8 p2VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.9:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9 p5VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0 alphaVulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.4VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.4:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.4 p11VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0 p5VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.2:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2 p2VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.3:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3 p14VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0 p4VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1 p4VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.2:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2 p2VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3 p1VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.4VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.4 p1VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.5VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.5 p2VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.7VulnerableExponentcms
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.8VulnerableExponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 p2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.0.9:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 p5 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 alpha Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.1.4:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 p11 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 p5 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.2:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 p2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.2.3:p14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 p14 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 p4 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 p4 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.2:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 p2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 p1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 p1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.5 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.5 p2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.7 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.8 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2242
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prg5-hcg4-g7jm

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-06302 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Exponent CMS before 2.4.0 allow remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06543 Exponent CMS 2.3.9 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06542 Exponent CMS 2.3.9 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07387 SQL injection vulnerability in framework/modules/help/controllers/helpController.php in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-07386 SQL injection vulnerability in the activate_address function in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06541 SQL injection vulnerability in framework/core/models/expConfig.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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