CVE-2017-7991 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Exponent CMS 2.4.1 and earlier has SQL injection via a base64 serialized API key (apikey parameter) in the api function of framework/modules/eaas/controllers/eaasController.php.

Published: 2017-04-22

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.1% 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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-2017-16961	Exponent CMS 2.4.1 and earlier has SQL injection via a base64 serialized API key (apikey parameter) in the api function of framework/modules/eaas/controllers/eaasController.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 0.02109.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/78
https://gist.github.com/404notf0und/ab59234d71fbf35b4926ffd646324f29
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/67a9c2f0229de120431f3eecb0f5017075517105
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142258/Exponent-CMS-2.4.1-SQL-Injection.html

History

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Subscriptions

Exponentcms Exponent Cms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-22T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:19:29.486Z

Reserved: 2017-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7991

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-22T01:59:02.067

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:25:36.537

Link: CVE-2017-7991

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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