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CVE-2017-5520

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-01-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

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.

Affected products

• Metalgenix Genixcms: through 0.0.8

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95460
• https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/62
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95460
• https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/62

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