In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- 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-89.
Summary
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or older, the parameter "target" of function "DragnDropReRank" is directly used without any filtration which caused SQL injection. The payload can be used like this: /navigation/DragnDropReRank/target/1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01489 74th 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.4.0 | Vulnerable | Exponentcms |
- cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xgm-jxp3-q6jg
References
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-2016-9288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7xgm-jxp3-q6jg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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