CVE-2016-9493
MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctlDescription
The code generated by PHP FormMail Generator prior to 17 December 2016 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. 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.
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-21145 | Medium | 4.8 | 78% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-13562 | Medium | 6.1 | 78% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-13965 | Medium | 6.1 | 77% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2020-13564 | Medium | 6.1 | 76% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-13563 | Medium | 6.1 | 76% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-4439 | High | 7.2 | 71% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2016-9493?
Upgrade php formmail generator to 2016-12-17 or later.
Is CVE-2016-9493 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2016-9493 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.5% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 72% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2016-9493?
CVE-2016-9493 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2016-9493 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for php formmail generator (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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