What is CVE-2016-7790?

CVE-2016-7790 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-7790?

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

Improper input validation in Exponentcms Exponent Cms

CVE-2016-7790

Exponent CMS 2.3.9 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability in /install/index.php. An attacker can upload 'php' file to the website through uploader_paste.php, then overwrite /framework/conf/config.php, which leads to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.039 (89.3th 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-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7790?: CVE-2016-7790 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-7790?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.