Arbitrary file upload in PlaySMS - CVE-2017-9101
Published: May 21, 2017 / Updated: January 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38965
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9101
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: playsms.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
PlaySMS
PlaySMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9101
Install update from vendor's website.