CVE-2016-8900
Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules...
Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules/core/controllers/expTagController.php related to change_tags.
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
9.8
Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules/core/controllers/expTagController.php related to change_tags.
- Record
CVE-2016-8900- 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-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules/core/controllers/expTagController.php related to change_tags.
- Record
CVE-2016-8900- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9725 No score
Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules/core/controllers/expTagController.php related to change_tags.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9725- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw5c-588j-g4qf
9.8
Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules...
Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules/core/controllers/expTagController.php related to change_tags.
- Record
GHSA-rw5c-588j-g4qf- 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-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules/core/controllers/expTagController.php related to change_tags.
- Record
CVE-2016-8900- 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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8900 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, published May 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.