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CVE-2016-9272

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.1)—

A Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability in Exponent CMS through 2.4.0, with the rerank array parameter, can lead to site database information disclosure and denial of service.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Exponentcms — Exponent CMS

CWEs

References

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