CVE-2017-5520 — 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

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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

Published Jan 17, 2017

8.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.77%

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

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.77% 0.01772

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01772

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v5

Table of values (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.77% (0.01772)	77.34th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.76% (0.01757)	74.96th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.14% (0.00135)	49.23th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 13, 2024	0.14% (0.00135)	48.86th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.14% (0.00135)	46.86th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.62% (0.00624)	17.80th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	0.62% (0.00624)	17.24th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	0.62% (0.00624)	45.04th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	0.62% (0.00624)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95460
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/62
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95460		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/62		x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 17, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Jan 17, 2017

Link CVE-2017-5520

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-5520

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2017-5520