GeniXCMS arbitrary PHP code execution

published 2017-09-27 9y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-2f6r-892p-69g5 , EUVD-2022-1973

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits: 0; none known

In the Install Themes page in GeniXCMS 1.1.4, remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary PHP code via a .php file in a ZIP archive of a theme.

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Exploit prediction

1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

ph0rse.me http://ph0rse.me/2017/09/21/GeniXCMS-1-1-4%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E7%89%88%E6%9C%AC-getshell/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	genix/cms	1 listed version	no fix listed

References

ph0rse.me /2017/09/21/GeniXCMS-1-1-4%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E7%89%88%E6%9C%AC-getshell/
exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14763
advisory
github.com /GeniXCMS/GeniXCMS
package
ph0rse.me /2017/09/21/GeniXCMS-1-1-4%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E7%89%88%E6%9C%AC-getshell
web

Sources

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