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Status published
Critical
CVE-2016-9482
PHP FormMail Generator generates PHP code for standard web forms, and the code generated is vulnerable to authentication bypass
Vulnerability Description
Code generated by PHP FormMail Generator may allow a remote unauthenticated user to bypass authentication in the to access the administrator panel by navigating directly to /admin.php?mod=admin&func=panel
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Thanks to Pouya Darabi for reporting this vulnerability.
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2016-12-06
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 13th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.