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CVE-2017-5520

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 1.77% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2017-5520
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.77%

Original NVD Description

The media rename feature in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 does not consider alternative PHP file extensions when checking uploaded files for PHP content, which enables a user to rename and execute files with the `.php6`, `.php7` and `.phtml` extensions.