install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-284.
Summary
install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02264 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.9 | Vulnerable | Exponentcms |
- cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.9 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7565
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hrj-2hxm-g5f4
References
Advisory 2
More Exponentcms Exponent Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-02037 Exponent CMS 2.x before 2.3.7 Patch 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2016-7565 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7565 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6hrj-2hxm-g5f4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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