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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-18213 · published 4 March 2018

CVE-2017-18213: Exponentcms exponent cms vulnerability

Exponentcms · Exponent Cms

In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.

7.2 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.4% · top 29.5%
7.2CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Exponent CMS before 2.4.1 Patch #6, certain admin users can elevate their privileges.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.exponentcms.org/news/patch-6-released-for-v2-4-1-to-fix-a-few-big-issues Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.1patch6 Third Party Advisory
http://www.exponentcms.org/news/patch-6-released-for-v2-4-1-to-fix-a-few-big-issues Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/releases/tag/v2.4.1patch6 Third Party Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-18213), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.