CVE-2017-18213
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-18213- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-18213- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9346 No score
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9346- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j4g-23pf-vp65
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
- Record
GHSA-7j4g-23pf-vp65- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-18213- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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-2017-18213 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Exponentcms Exponent Cms, published March 4, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.