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CVE-2016-7781

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7781 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Exponent CMS versions 2.3.9 and earlier, specifically within the blogController.php file. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the 'author' parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 79/100 indicates its significant potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

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

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
2.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0257 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 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

packetstormsecurity.com / files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fdafb5ec97838e4edbd685f587f28d3174ebb3db
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/97206