Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-7788 is a SQL injection issue in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 and earlier. A remote attacker could manipulate the username input to run database commands. For an organization still running this CMS version, the main business risk is compromise or tampering of CMS-backed data. Exposure is most likely on internet-facing Exponent CMS installations running version 2.3.9 or earlier, especially pages or APIs that process usernames through the affected users module. Treat this as urgent for any live Exponent CMS 2.3.9 or earlier deployment. It is an older issue, but public disclosure lowers attacker research cost and unsupported CMS exposure can become a data integrity incident. Mitigation focus: Inventory any Exponent CMS deployments and confirm their exact versions.; Upgrade from Exponent CMS 2.3.9 or earlier using vendor-supported guidance.; Review the referenced upstream commit and confirm it is included in your deployed version..
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- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fdafb5ec97838e4edbd685f587f28d3174ebb3dbCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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