CVE-2016-7791
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.9% (pctl 90)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Exponent CMS 2.3.9 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability in /install/index.php. An attacker can upload an evil 'exploit.tar.gz' file to the website, then extract it by visiting '/install/index.php?install_sample=../../files/exploit', which leads to arbitrary code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.9% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-01-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| exponentcms | exponent cms |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD