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CVE-2017-9080

79
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9080 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in PlaySMS version 1.4, specifically within the sendfromfile.php component. This flaw, categorized as Unrestricted File Upload and Code Injection (CWE-434), allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a malicious file with PHP code embedded in its filename. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low privileges, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code, including a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry, is readily available, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:playsms:playsms:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
62.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: PlaySMS sendfromfile.php Authenticated "Filename" Field Code Execution · May 21, 2017
ExploitDB: EDB-44599 · May 8, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6231 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exploit-db.com / exploits/42003
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/44599
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
touhidshaikh.com / blog/poc/playsms-v1-4-rce
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory