FKIE_CVE-2016-9481

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-11-29 23:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:56
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In framework/modules/core/controllers/expCommentController.php of Exponent CMS 2.4.0, content_id input is passed into showComments. The method showComments is defined in the expCommentControllercontroller with the parameter '$this->params['content_id']' used directly in SQL. Impact is a SQL injection.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.pang0lin.com/?p=1076Exploit, Technical Description
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94590
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037368
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.pang0lin.com/?p=1076Exploit, Technical Description
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94590
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037368
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
exponentcms exponent_cms 2.4.0
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  "id": "CVE-2016-9481",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:56:08.763",
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