PlaySMS 1.4 File Upload unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in PlaySMS 1.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Upload. Performing a manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-9080. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PlaySMS 1.4. This affects an unknown code of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/14/2017. The weakness was released 05/19/2017 as EDB-ID 42003 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9080 since 05/19/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Touhid M.Shaikh and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (42003). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Touhid M.Shaikh
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MetaSploit ID: playsms_filename_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Zpanel Remote Unauthenticated RCE
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Countermeasuresinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: EDB-ID 42003
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-9080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101511
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9080 - Playsms - Playsms - High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2017 23:51
Updated: 08/03/2025 16:47
Changes: 05/19/2017 23:51 (67), 09/30/2020 16:21 (2), 08/03/2025 16:47 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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