CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9184

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Exponent CMS version 2.4.0, in the file /framework/modules/core/controllers/expHTMLEditorController.php, untrusted input is used to construct a table name, leading to SQL Injection vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disclose information from the database, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to validate and sanitize input data before using it in SQL queries and to update to the latest version of Exponent CMS.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In /framework/modules/core/controllers/expHTMLEditorController.php of Exponent CMS 2.4.0, untrusted input is used to construct a table name, and in the selectObject method in mysqli class, table names are wrapped with a character that common filters do not filter, allowing for SQL Injection. Impact is Information Disclosure.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS