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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-9101

import.php (aka the Phonebook import feature) in PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution via vectors involving the User-Agent HTTP header and PHP code in the name of a file.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 76.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 76.7%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

import.php (aka the Phonebook import feature) in PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution via vectors involving the User-Agent HTTP header and PHP code in the name of a file.

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
76.74% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 May 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-434
Affected
playsms/playsms
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%40%80%21 September 2026: 68.22%22 September 2026: 76.74%27 October 2026: 76.74%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 68.2% on 21 September 2026 to 76.7% 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 (2)

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-44598source ↗PlaySMS - 'import.php' (Authenticated) CSV File Upload Code Execution (Metasploit)php · Metasploitremote8 May 2018yes
EDB-42044source ↗PlaySMS 1.4 - 'import.php' Remote Code Executionphp · Touhid M.Shaikhwebapps21 May 2017yes

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