CVE-2017-7402
Pixie 1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via the POST data in an admin/index.php?s=publish&x=filemanager request for a filename with a double extension, such as a .jpg.php file with Content-Type of image/jpeg.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Pixie 1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via the POST data in an admin/index.php?s=publish&x=filemanager request for a filename with a double extension, such as a .jpg.php file with Content-Type of image/jpeg.
- 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
- 5.02% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 2 April 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- lucidcrew/pixie
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.4% on 21 September 2026 to 5.0% 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.
References
- http://rungga.blogspot.co.id/2017/04/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-in.htmlExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41784/
- http://rungga.blogspot.co.id/2017/04/remote-file-upload-vulnerability-in.htmlExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41784/
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