CVE-2016-7784

SQL injection vulnerability in the getSection function in framework/core/subsystems/expRouter.php...

9.8 Critical

SQL injection vulnerability in the getSection function in framework/core/subsystems/expRouter.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the section 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

2.57%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

Record: CVE-2016-7784
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

Record: CVE-2016-7784
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8634No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8634
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-438r-9269-8f2c9.8

SQL injection vulnerability in the getSection function in framework/core/subsystems/expRouter.php...

Record: GHSA-438r-9269-8f2c
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS: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

OSV9.8

Record: CVE-2016-7784
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

exponentcms exponent cms

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-7784 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.