# CVE-2017-14764: GeniXCMS arbitrary PHP code execution

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a malicious ZIP archive containing a PHP file in GeniXCMS.

- **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:** 27 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5cmg-8m8p-whmj

## What is CVE-2017-14764?

CVE-2017-14764 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Upload Modules page in GeniXCMS 1.1.4, remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary PHP code via a .php file in a ZIP archive of a module.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14764?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including genix/cms. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `genix/cms` | Packagist | All versions | None |
| `genix/cms` | Packagist | All versions | None |

Products: Genixcms Genixcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14764?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14764 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14764 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14764 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-8827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8827/): GeniXCMS Arbitrary User Password Reset Vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2017-14763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14763/): GeniXCMS arbitrary PHP code execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-8377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8377/): GeniXCMS SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-2679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2679/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-10096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10096/): GeniXCMS SQL injection vulnerability (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14764 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14764 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 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-2017-14764 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- genix/cms (Packagist): affected all versions; no fix listed
- genix/cms (Packagist): affected all versions; 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-2017-14764/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14764/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14764
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14764
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14764

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14764/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.