CVE•Published 2017-02-06•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-5879Exponentcms · Exponent_cms
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2017-02-06
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2017-5879Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Exponentcms Exponent Cms" version:"2.4.1"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Exponent Cms"HTTP body or banner mentions "Exponent Cms" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-5879Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-5879Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-5879Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-5879GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-5879" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2017-5879 on GitHub.