CVE-2021-40373
playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the #tabs...
CVE-2021-40373 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Playsms, published September 10, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.74%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.74%EPSS, 91st percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the #tabs-information-page of core_main_config, and then executing that code via the index.php?app=main&inc=core_welcome URI.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | maikroservice/CVE-2021-40373 | 2021-08-31 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the #tabs-information-page of core_main_config, and then executing that code via the index.php?app=main&inc=core_welcome URI.
- Record
CVE-2021-40373- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the #tabs-information-page of core_main_config, and then executing that code via the index.php?app=main&inc=core_welcome URI.
- Record
CVE-2021-40373- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27550No score
playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the #tabs-information-page of core_main_config, and then executing that code via the index.php?app=main&inc=core_welcome URI.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27550- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmpc-fmq6-gf8jNo score
playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the #tabs...
playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the #tabs-information-page of core_main_config, and then executing that code via the index.php?app=main&inc=core_welcome URI.
- Record
GHSA-qmpc-fmq6-gf8j- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the #tabs-information-page of core_main_config, and then executing that code via the index.php?app=main&inc=core_welcome URI.
- Record
CVE-2021-40373- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.