CVE-2016-7780
SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote...
CVE-2016-7780 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, published March 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.57%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-7780- CVSS 3.0
- 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
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-7780- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8630 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8630- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jqv-j4hg-jwfq
SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote...
SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.
- Record
GHSA-6jqv-j4hg-jwfq- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
SQL injection vulnerability in cron/find_help.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the version parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-7780- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/a8efd9ca71fc9b8b843ad0910d435d237482ee31
packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12
securityfocus.com/bid/97208
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7780