CVE-2016-9287 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Exponent CMS version 2.4.0 patch1, specifically within the notfoundController.php module. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious SQL queries due to improper sanitization of the 'term' parameter in the getSearchResults method. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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