01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: certcc
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-07-13 20:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 02:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-11-21
- Assigning CNA
- certcc
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 98ccc9bde50088000238b8cba6c5bd7d106c45844feafa441c9a778589dbf7b9
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#494015https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/494015
- www.securityfocus.com94778http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94778
07 Remediation
The PHP FormMail Generator website as of 2016-12-06 generates PHP code that addresses these issues. Affected users are encouraged to regenerate the PHP form code using the website, or manually apply patches.