CVE-2017-9080
PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution because PHP code in the name of an uploaded .php file is executed. sendfromfile.php has a combination of Unrestricted File Upload and Code Injection.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 62.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution because PHP code in the name of an uploaded .php file is executed. sendfromfile.php has a combination of Unrestricted File Upload and Code Injection.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 62.31% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 May 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-434
- Affected
- playsms/playsms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 58.4% on 21 September 2026 to 62.3% 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://touhidshaikh.com/blog/poc/playsms-v1-4-rce/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42003/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44599/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://touhidshaikh.com/blog/poc/playsms-v1-4-rce/Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42003/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44599/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.