Critical
Security advisory
In /framework/modules/notfound/controllers/notfoundController.php of Exponent CMS 2.4.0 patch1, untrusted input is passed into getSearchResults. The method getSearchResults is defined in the search model with the parameter '$term' used directly in SQL. Impact is a SQL injection.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-9287
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 09:48 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In /framework/modules/notfound/controllers/notfoundController.php of Exponent CMS 2.4.0 patch1, untrusted input is passed into getSearchResults. The method getSearchResults is defined in the search model with the parameter '$term' used directly in SQL. Impact is a SQL injection.
osv:CVE-2016-9287
Complete source record
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