TI-2021-17440 Aliases CVE-2021-40373 GHSA-qmpc-fmq6-gf8j

playSMS before 1.4.5 allows Arbitrary Code Execution by entering PHP code at the…

MEDIUM 50CWE-94Published 2021-09-10 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04735 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:playsms:playsms::::::::	before 1.4.5	Vulnerable	PlaySMS

cpe:2.3:a:playsms:playsms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·PlaySMS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40373
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmpc-fmq6-gf8j

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/maikroservice/CVE-2021-40373

Advisory 1

https://playsms.org/2021/09/04/playsms-1-4-5-released/

TI-2020-06929 PlaySMS before 1.4.3 does not sanitize inputs from a malicious string. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06554 import.php (aka the Phonebook import feature) in PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06542 PlaySMS 1.4 allows remote code execution because PHP code in the name of an uploaded .php… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-08245 playSMS Template index.php code injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
TI-2024-06003 playSMS Template injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
TI-2024-05798 playSMS New Phonebook cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1

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Sources

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