What is the severity of CVE-2016-9242?

CVE-2016-9242 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for SQL injection by authenticated users.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9242?

To fix CVE-2016-9242, upgrade Exponent CMS to a version later than 2.4.0 where the SQL injection vulnerabilities have been addressed.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-9242?

CVE-2016-9242 affects remote authenticated users of Exponent CMS version 2.4.0.

What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2016-9242?

CVE-2016-9242 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through specific parameters in the update method.

What version of Exponent CMS is vulnerable to CVE-2016-9242?

Exponent CMS version 2.4.0 is the vulnerable version affected by CVE-2016-9242.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-9242

high

8.8

CWE

7/11/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-9242: SQL Injection

First published: Mon Nov 07 2016(Updated: )

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the update method in framework/modules/core/controllers/expRatingController.php in Exponent CMS 2.4.0 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) content_type or (2) subtype parameter.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Exponentcms Exponent Cms	=2.4.0

Remedy

https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/6172f67620ac13fc2f4e9d650c61937d48e9ecb9

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9242?
CVE-2016-9242 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for SQL injection by authenticated users.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9242?
To fix CVE-2016-9242, upgrade Exponent CMS to a version later than 2.4.0 where the SQL injection vulnerabilities have been addressed.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-9242?
CVE-2016-9242 affects remote authenticated users of Exponent CMS version 2.4.0.
What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2016-9242?
CVE-2016-9242 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through specific parameters in the update method.
What version of Exponent CMS is vulnerable to CVE-2016-9242?
Exponent CMS version 2.4.0 is the vulnerable version affected by CVE-2016-9242.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9242?
CVE-2016-9242 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for SQL injection by authenticated users.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9242?
To fix CVE-2016-9242, upgrade Exponent CMS to a version later than 2.4.0 where the SQL injection vulnerabilities have been addressed.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-9242?
CVE-2016-9242 affects remote authenticated users of Exponent CMS version 2.4.0.
What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2016-9242?
CVE-2016-9242 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through specific parameters in the update method.
What version of Exponent CMS is vulnerable to CVE-2016-9242?
Exponent CMS version 2.4.0 is the vulnerable version affected by CVE-2016-9242.