CVE-2017-9442 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in BigTree CMS versions up to 4.2.18, allowing authenticated attackers to upload and execute PHP web shells through crafted packages. This flaw, located in the package installation process, carries a high CVSSv3 score of 8.8, indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bigtreecms:bigtree_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.