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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-17976

In Utilities.php in Perfex CRM 1.9.7, Unrestricted file upload can lead to remote code execution.

EXPLOITCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 12.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

In Utilities.php in Perfex CRM 1.9.7, Unrestricted file upload can lead to remote code execution.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
12.51% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 15 January 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
perfexcrm/perfex crm
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%8%15%21 September 2026: 9.81%22 September 2026: 12.51%27 October 2026: 12.51%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 9.8% on 21 September 2026 to 12.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-43590source ↗PerfexCRM 1.9.7 - Arbitrary File Uploadphp · Ahmad Mahfouzwebapps15 January 2018no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.