CVE-2016-9288
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or...
CVE-2016-9288 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, published November 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or older, the parameter "target" of function "DragnDropReRank" is directly used without any filtration which caused SQL injection. The payload can be used like this: /navigation/DragnDropReRank/target/1.
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
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or older, the parameter "target" of function "DragnDropReRank" is directly used without any filtration which caused SQL injection. The payload can be used like this: /navigation/DragnDropReRank/target/1.
- Record
CVE-2016-9288- 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
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or older, the parameter "target" of function "DragnDropReRank" is directly used without any filtration which caused SQL injection. The payload can be used like this: /navigation/DragnDropReRank/target/1.
- Record
CVE-2016-9288- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10099 No score
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or older, the parameter "target" of function "DragnDropReRank" is directly used without any filtration which caused SQL injection. The payload can be used like this: /navigation/DragnDropReRank/target/1.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10099- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xgm-jxp3-q6jg
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or...
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or older, the parameter "target" of function "DragnDropReRank" is directly used without any filtration which caused SQL injection. The payload can be used like this: /navigation/DragnDropReRank/target/1.
- Record
GHSA-7xgm-jxp3-q6jg- 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
In framework/modules/navigation/controllers/navigationController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 or older, the parameter "target" of function "DragnDropReRank" is directly used without any filtration which caused SQL injection. The payload can be used like this: /navigation/DragnDropReRank/target/1.
- Record
CVE-2016-9288- 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 |