In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01354 71st 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | Exponentcms |
| cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 p1 | Vulnerable | Exponentcms |
| cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 p2 | Vulnerable | Exponentcms |
| cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 p3 | Vulnerable | Exponentcms |
| cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 p4 | Vulnerable | Exponentcms |
| cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 p5 | Vulnerable | Exponentcms |
- cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
- cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 p1 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
- cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 p2 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
- cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 p3 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
- cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 p4 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
- cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 p5 Vulnerable ·Exponentcms
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18213
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j4g-23pf-vp65
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-2017-18213 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18213 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7j4g-23pf-vp65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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