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    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.

    Published:Jan 17, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 17, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00525
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Metalgenix
    Product
    Genixcms

    Exploits

    https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/62https://github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/62

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High