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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-7565

install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2016-7565

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Feb 2017, 18:59 UTC

install/index.php in Exponent CMS 2.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sc array parameter.

osv:CVE-2016-7565
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7565",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-7565",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
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          "versions": [
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          "database_specific": {
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:57.051332324Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/changesets/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86",
        "https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/4ae457ff1bf80e8b61286cd125ca794b25564e86"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379846,
  "published_at": "2017-02-13T18:59:00.69+00:00"
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