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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2016-9285

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

framework/modules/addressbook/controllers/addressController.php in Exponent CMS v2.4.0 allows remote attackers to read user information via a modified id number, as demonstrated by address/edit/id/1, related to an "addresses, countries, and regions" issue.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published