Exponent CMS version 2.3.9 suffers from a Object Injection vulnerability in framework/modules/core/controllers/expTagController.php related to change_tags.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-8900 is rated High Exploit Risk (76/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.99% | 0.51% | -0.48% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.51% | 0.99% | +0.48% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.51% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
|
3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| exponentcms | exponent_cms | 2.3.9 | cpe:2.3:a:exponentcms:exponent_cms:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/5 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/commit/fdafb5ec97838e4edbd685f587f28d3174ebb3db | Patch Third Party Advisory |