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CVE-2016-7565

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7565 is a critical vulnerability affecting Exponent CMS version 2.3.9, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through shell metacharacters in the 'sc' array parameter of the install/index.php script. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0226 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com / projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
github.com / exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.0
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory