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Public proof of concept

CVE-2017-9443

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-06-05
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

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Description

BigTree CMS through 4.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to conduct SQL injection attacks via a crafted tables object in manifest.json in an uploaded package. This issue exists in core\admin\modules\developer\extensions\install\process.php and core\admin\modules\developer\packages\install\process.php. NOTE: the vendor states "You must implicitly trust any package or extension you install as they all have the ability to write PHP files.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-06-0519:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-9443?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · CISA-ADP
Bigtreecms bigtree cms
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.2≤ 4.2.18no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-07-23
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.82024-07-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.08.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-892024-07-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-89read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-06-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9443?

BigTree CMS through 4.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to conduct SQL injection attacks via a crafted tables object in manifest.json in an uploaded package. This issue exists in core\admin\modules\developer\extensions\install\process.php and core\admin\modules\developer\packages\install\process.php. NOTE: the vendor states "You must implicitly trust any package or extension you install as they all have the ability to write PHP files.

Is CVE-2017-9443 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2017-9443, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9443?

CVE-2017-9443 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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