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

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.767 (99.5th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-9101: rose from 0.682 to 0.767.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.682 · newest: 0.767 · change: +0.085

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.