CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-5879
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-02-06
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-89
Description
An issue was discovered in Exponent CMS 2.4.1. This is a blind SQL injection that can be exploited by un-authenticated users via an HTTP GET request and which can be used to dump database data out to a malicious server, using an out-of-band technique, such as select_loadfile(). The vulnerability affects source_selector.php and the following parameter: src.
Affected configurations
• exponentcms exponent cms 2.4.1
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96039 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/73 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96039 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/73 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory