CVE-2016-9492

PHP forms generated using the PHP FormMail Generator are vulnerable to unrestricted upload of dangerous file types

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 code generated by PHP FormMail Generator prior to 17 December 2016 is vulnerable to unrestricted upload of dangerous file types. In the generated form.lib.php file, upload file types are checked against a hard-coded list of dangerous extensions. This list does not include all variations of PHP files, which may lead to execution of the contained PHP code if the attacker can guess the uploaded filename. The form by default appends a short random string to the end of the filename.

Affected

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

v < 2016-12-17
Affected range stops below 2016-12-17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 17/12/2016
Affected range stops below 17/12/2016, 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/96718
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/608591

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-434

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