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CVE-2017-5879

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5879 is a critical blind SQL injection vulnerability affecting Exponent CMS version 2.4.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit the 'src' parameter in source_selector.php via an HTTP GET request. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a high risk of complete compromise, enabling attackers to extract sensitive database information using out-of-band techniques. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0191 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/73
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96039
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry