Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9283 is a SQL injection issue reported in Exponent CMS v2.4.0. A remote attacker could read database information through malformed SEF URL handling. For an exposed site, this is a data confidentiality risk, especially if the CMS database contains user, content, or administrative records. Likely exposure is public Exponent CMS v2.4.0 installations where SEF routing is enabled and the affected address/addContentToSearch/id/ path is reachable. The supplied affected-product metadata is incomplete, so validate against actual CMS version and vendor history. Prioritize exposed Exponent CMS v2.4.0 sites because the reported impact is database information disclosure. The absence of KEV evidence lowers certainty about active attacks, but SQL injection on a public CMS remains a high business risk. Mitigation focus: Inventory all Exponent CMS instances and confirm whether v2.4.0 is present.; Review the referenced vendor commit and vendor release notes for the corrected version.; Upgrade to a vendor-confirmed fixed release if one is available..
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- https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/559792be727f4e731bfcb3935f5beec7749e9ce9CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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