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CVE-2016-9482

PHP FormMail Generator generates PHP code for standard web forms, and the code generated is vulnerable to authentication bypass

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.5%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

Code generated by PHP FormMail Generator may allow a remote unauthenticated user to bypass authentication in the to access the administrator panel by navigating directly to /admin.php?mod=admin&func=panel

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • PHP FormMail Generator

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-302 Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/494015 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94778 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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