7.5high
CVE-2016-9484
PHP FormMail Generator generates PHP code for standard web forms, and the code generated does not properly validate user input folder directories and is vulnerable to path traversal
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.4%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The generated PHP form code does not properly validate user input folder directories, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a path traversal and access arbitrary files on the server. The PHP FormMail Generator website does not use version numbers and is updated continuously. Any PHP form code generated by this website prior to 2016-12-06 may be vulnerable.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- PHP FormMail Generator
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9484
- NVD: CVE-2016-9484
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