What is CVE-2016-7452?

CVE-2016-7452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-7452?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Exponentcms Exponent Cms

CVE-2016-7452

The Pixidou Image Editor in Exponent CMS prior to v2.3.9 patch 2 could be used to upload a malicious file to any folder on the site via a cpi directory traversal.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.017 (74.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Exponentcms Exponent_cms
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7452?: CVE-2016-7452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-7452?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.