CVE-2016-9483

PHP FormMail Generator generates PHP code for standard web forms, and the code generated is vulnerable to unsafe deserialization of untrusted data

N/A
Published: July 13, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPHP Formmail GeneratorGenerator

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

The PHP form code generated by PHP FormMail Generator deserializes untrusted input as part of the phpfmg_filman_download() function. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to use this vulnerability to inject PHP code, or along with CVE-2016-9484 to perform local file inclusion attacks and obtain files from the server.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2016-12-6
Affected range stops below 2016-12-6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94778
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/494015

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502

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