CVE-2016-9242 — 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

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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

Published Nov 7, 2016

8.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.37%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.37% 0.01373

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01373

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.37% (0.01373)	70.98th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.37% (0.01373)	68.32th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.43% (0.00433)	60.61th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.11% (0.00109)	45.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 26, 2024	0.11% (0.00109)	44.11th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.11% (0.00109)	42.10th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-89

SQL Injection

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94194
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/6172f67620ac13fc2f4e9d650c61937d48e9ecb9
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94194		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/6172f67620ac13fc2f4e9d650c61937d48e9ecb9		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Nov 7, 2016

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Nov 7, 2016

Link CVE-2016-9242

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-9242

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-9242