Security advisory

{
  "id": "98e37d247d1cb14bab6fef3200dc8c3426e04d0ed0bd141d88307c290d557faf",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18213",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-18213",
    "summary": "In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-18213",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-18213",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-18213"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "b936764438fcd99c75189fd007fe345ad29cf52a"
                },
                {
                  "introduced": "c6282209dba1b53c45d02d797020b343f6987ef6"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "724daa6f56d3ad4eeb8382fe267c59ed10115950"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "b44f7f4c70868b7d88d0d1a70742e19091e4fd3d"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "0"
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                        "last_affected": "2.4.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
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                    ],
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                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "2.4.1-p2"
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                        "last_affected": "2.4.1-p2"
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "2.4.1-p3"
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                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.4.1-p3"
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                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "2.4.1-p4"
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                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.4.1-p4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.4.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "2.4.1-p5"
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                    "range": [
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                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_TAG",
                    "original_tag": "v2.4.1patch6"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "2.4.1-p2",
            "2.4.1-p3",
            "2.4.1-p4",
            "2.4.1-p5",
            "v2.4.1patch5",
            "v2.4.1patch4",
            "v2.4.1patch3",
            "v2.4.1patch2",
            "v2.4.1patch1",
            "v2.4.1",
            "v2.4.0patch5",
            "v2.4.0patch4",
            "v2.4.0patch3",
            "v2.4.0patch2",
            "v2.4.0patch1",
            "v2.4.0",
            "v2.3.9patch1",
            "v2.3.9",
            "v2.3.8patch6",
            "v2.3.8patch5",
            "v2.3.8patch4",
            "v2.3.8patch3",
            "v2.3.8patch2",
            "v2.3.8patch1",
            "v2.3.8",
            "v2.3.7patch4",
            "v2.3.7patch3",
            "v2.3.7patch2",
            "v2.3.7patch1",
            "v2.3.7",
            "v2.3.6",
            "v2.3.5patch2",
            "v2.3.5patch1",
            "v2.3.5",
            "v2.3.4patch1",
            "v2.3.4",
            "v2.3.3patch1",
            "v2.3.3",
            "v2.3.2patch2",
            "v2.3.2patch1",
            "v2.3.2",
            "v2.3.1patch4",
            "v2.2.3patch4",
            "v2.3.1",
            "v2.3.0patch4",
            "v2.3.0patch3",
            "v2.3.0patch2",
            "v2.3.0patch1",
            "v2.3.0",
            "v2.2.3patch3",
            "v2.2.3patch2",
            "v2.2.3patch1",
            "v2.2.3",
            "v2.2.2patch2",
            "v2.2.2patch1",
            "v2.2.2",
            "v2.2.1",
            "v2.2.0patch5",
            "v2.2.0patch4",
            "v2.2.0patch3",
            "v2.2.0patch2",
            "v2.2.0patch1",
            "v2.2.0",
            "v2.1.4",
            "v2.1.3",
            "v2.1.2",
            "v2.1.1",
            "v2.1.0",
            "v2.0.9patch5",
            "v2.0.9patch4",
            "v2.0.9patch3",
            "v2.0.9patch2",
            "v2.0.9patch1",
            "v2.0.9",
            "v2.0.3",
            "v2.0.2",
            "v2.0.1patch1",
            "v2.0.1",
            "v2.0.0",
            "v2.0.0.release-candidate2",
            "v2.0.0.release-candidate1",
            "v2.0.0.beta4",
            "v2.0.0.beta3",
            "v2.0.0.beta2.1",
            "v2.0.0.beta2",
            "beta1.1",
            "Beta1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-18213.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:50.881323858Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.1patch6"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-18213",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380859,
  "published_at": "2018-03-04T02:29:02.13+00:00"
}