# CVE-2017-10844: Code Injection in baserCMS

> Attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code on baserCMS servers, potentially compromising the entire application and underlying system.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69gw-v5ph-6vxq

## What is CVE-2017-10844?

CVE-2017-10844 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Basercms Basercms, published on 28 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

baserCMS 3.0.14 and earlier, 4.0.5 and earlier allows an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10844?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including baserproject/basercms. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `baserproject/basercms` | Packagist | All versions to 3.0.14 | None |
| `baserproject/basercms` | Packagist | All versions to 3.0.14 | None |
| `baserproject/basercms` | Packagist | From 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 | None |
| `baserproject/basercms` | Packagist | From 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 | None |

Products: Basercms Basercms.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-10844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Basercms Basercms

- [CVE-2023-25654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25654/): baserCMS File Uploader Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-25655](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25655/): baserCMS allows any file to be uploaded (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-10842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10842/): baserCMS SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-30880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30880/): baserCMS: OS command injection vulnerability in installer (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-21861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21861/): baserCMS: OS Command Injection Leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10844 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10844 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Basercms Basercms, published on 28 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- baserproject/basercms (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.0.14; no fix listed
- baserproject/basercms (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.0.14; no fix listed
- baserproject/basercms (Packagist): affected from 4.0.0 up to 4.0.5; no fix listed
- baserproject/basercms (Packagist): affected from 4.0.0 up to 4.0.5; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10844/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10844/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10844
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10844
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10844

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10844/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.