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Fencer Intel
high 8.8

CVE-2017-9080 in the critical feed json

PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution because PHP code in the name of an uploaded .php file is executed.

published 2017-05-19 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18019

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
62.3%
EPSS 62.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution because PHP code in the name of an uploaded .php file is executed. sendfromfile.php has a combination of Unrestricted File Upload and Code Injection.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/playsms_filename_exec)

Exploit prediction

62.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/multi/http/playsms_filename_exec PlaySMS sendfromfile.php Authenticated "Filename" Field Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2017-05-21
  • EDB-44599 PlaySMS 1.4 - 'sendfromfile.php?Filename' (Authenticated) 'Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2018-05-08
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42003/ 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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.