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CVE-2016-7789

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7789 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Exponent CMS versions 2.3.9 and earlier, specifically within the framework/core/models/expConfig.php file. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the 'apikey' parameter. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical), it poses a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion, suggesting it has not garnered widespread attention.

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
2.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0250 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

forums.exponentcms.org / index.php
Exploit
packetstormsecurity.com / files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97235