HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-9484

Php Formmail Generator vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.4%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Jqueryform
Affected product
Php Formmail Generator
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-07-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 4.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-9484

  • Confirm whether Jqueryform Php Formmail Generator is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-9484.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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