What is CVE-2016-7565?

CVE-2016-7565 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-7565?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms

CVE-2016-7565

install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Exponentcms Exponent_cms — versions 2.3.9
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7565?: CVE-2016-7565 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-7565?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.