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CVE-2017-5879 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in Exponent CMS 2.4.1. This is a blind SQL injection that can be exploited by un-authenticated users via an HTTP GET request and which can be used to dump database data out to a malicious server, using an out-of-band technique, such as select_loadfile(). The vulnerability affects source_selector.php and the following parameter: src.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/73	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96039	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/73	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96039	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-89	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
exponentcms exponent cms	2.4.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 8, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]