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CVE-2017-9101

86
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9101 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting PlaySMS 1.4, specifically within the import.php (Phonebook import) feature. Attackers can leverage crafted User-Agent HTTP headers and embedded PHP code within file names to execute arbitrary code on the server. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog or showing active exploitation in the wild, public exploit modules exist for Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily available exploit code.

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

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
76.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: PlaySMS import.php Authenticated CSV File Upload Code Execution · May 21, 2017
ExploitDB: EDB-44598 · May 8, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7674 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 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/42044
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/44598