CVE-2017-5879

An issue was discovered in Exponent CMS 2.4.1. This is a blind SQL injection that can be exploited by un-authenticated users via an HTTP GET request and which can be used to dump database data out to a malicious server, using an out-of-band technique, such as select_loadfile(). The vulnerability affects source_selector.php and the following parameter: src.

• CWE-89

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96039Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/73Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96039Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/73Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Feb 6, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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