CVE-2021-38751

MEDIUM NUCLEI

ExponentCMS < 2.6 - HTTP Host Header Injection in exponent_constants.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-38751 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

A HTTP Host header attack exists in ExponentCMS 2.6 and below in /exponent_constants.php. A modified HTTP header can change links on the webpage to an arbitrary value, leading to a possible attack vector for MITM.

Nuclei Templates (1)

ExponentCMS <= 2.6 - Host Header Injection
MEDIUMby dwisiswant0

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/exponentcms/exponent-cms/issues/1544

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0247
EPSS Percentile 82.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-116
Status published
Products (1)
exponentcms/exponentcms < 2.6
Published Aug 16, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026