What is CVE-2016-7780?

CVE-2016-7780 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-7780?

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

SQL Injection in Exponentcms Exponent Cms

CVE-2016-7780

SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2017-03-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Exponentcms Exponent Cms

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/a8efd9ca71fc9b8b843ad0910d435d237482… (Patch)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12 (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97208 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7780?: CVE-2016-7780 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-7780?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.