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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-9284

getUsersByJSON in framework/modules/users/controllers/usersController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to read user information via users/getUsersByJSON/sort/ and a trailing string.

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CVE-2016-9284

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Nov 2016, 22:59 UTC

getUsersByJSON in framework/modules/users/controllers/usersController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to read user information via users/getUsersByJSON/sort/ and a trailing string.

osv:CVE-2016-9284
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9284",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2016-9284",
    "summary": "getUsersByJSON in framework/modules/users/controllers/usersController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to read user information via users/getUsersByJSON/sort/ and a trailing string.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-9284",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "505873d889f211501451036c40e3f4629e4d0647"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "e7b6856ac384bf2b8ea7761a1e46d6e4186d36f4"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.4.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.4.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "fixed": "e7b6856ac384bf2b8ea7761a1e46d6e4186d36f4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.4.0",
            "v2.4.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9284.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:59.189762720Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/e7b6856ac384bf2b8ea7761a1e46d6e4186d36f4"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-9284",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379895,
  "published_at": "2016-11-11T22:59:02.2+00:00"
}