What is CVE-2017-9101?

CVE-2017-9101 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Playsms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-9101?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-9101 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Playsms

CVE-2017-9101

import.php (aka the Phonebook import feature) in PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution via vectors involving the User-Agent HTTP header and PHP code in the name of a file.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.800 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Playsms — versions 1.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9101?: CVE-2017-9101 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Playsms, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-9101?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-9101 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.