CVE-2016-8898 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a sql injection vulnerability in framework/modules/ecommerce/controllers/cartController.php.

Published: 2019-05-24

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9723	Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a sql injection vulnerability in framework/modules/ecommerce/controllers/cartController.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01789.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/5
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/99636b2118cd9af4eb9920f6b6c228bd824593d2

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Exponentcms Exponent Cms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-05-24T16:20:41.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.313Z

Reserved: 2016-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8898

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-05-24T17:29:00.850

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:55:08.577

Link: CVE-2016-8898

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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