CVE-2016-7788
SQL injection vulnerability in framework/modules/users/models/user.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and...
CVE-2016-7788 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 framework/modules/users/models/user.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username 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 framework/modules/users/models/user.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-7788- 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 framework/modules/users/models/user.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-7788- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8638 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in framework/modules/users/models/user.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8638- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gj37-cqx6-h97x
SQL injection vulnerability in framework/modules/users/models/user.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and...
SQL injection vulnerability in framework/modules/users/models/user.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username parameter.
- Record
GHSA-gj37-cqx6-h97x- 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 framework/modules/users/models/user.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username parameter.
- Record
CVE-2016-7788- 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
packetstormsecurity.com/files/139484/Exponent-CMS-2.3.9-SQL-Injection.html
github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fdafb5ec97838e4edbd685f587f28d3174ebb3db
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/12
securityfocus.com/bid/97233
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7788