{"cve":"CVE-2016-2242","nvd":{"published":"2017-01-23T21:59:01.097","modified":"2026-06-17T00:43:42.963","status":"Modified","description":"Exponent CMS 2.x before 2.3.7 Patch 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the sc parameter to install/index.php.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135721/Exponent-2.3.7-PHP-Code-Execution.html","http://www.exponentcms.org/news/patch-3-released-for-v2-3-7","http://www.exponentcms.org/news/show/title/security-notice-closing-an-exponent-security-vulnerability","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537499/100/0/threaded","https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23290"],"products":["exponentcms:exponent_cms"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-2242","score":0.06636,"percentile":0.9387,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}