# 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 a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2017-05-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44598/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42044/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42044
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44598
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/playsms_uploadcsv_exec.rb
- https://github.com/jasperla/CVE-2017-9101

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