CVE-2016-9493 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in code generated by PHP FormMail Generator prior to December 17, 2016. This flaw allows attackers to bypass file type validation for uploads, potentially leading to the execution of malicious PHP code if they can guess the randomly appended filename. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2016-12-17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jqueryform:php_formmail_generator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.