CVE-2016-9483
PHP FormMail Generator generates PHP code for standard web forms, and the code generated is vulnerable to unsafe deserialization of untrusted data
The PHP form code generated by PHP FormMail Generator deserializes untrusted input as part of the phpfmg_filman_download() function. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to use this vulnerability to inject PHP code, or along with CVE-2016-9484 to perform local file inclusion attacks and obtain files from the server.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
The PHP form code generated by PHP FormMail Generator deserializes untrusted input as part of the phpfmg_filman_download() function. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to use this vulnerability to inject PHP code, or along with CVE-2016-9484 to perform local file inclusion attacks and obtain files from the server.
- Record
CVE-2016-9483- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PHP FormMail Generator generates PHP code for standard web forms, and the code generated is vulnerable to unsafe deserialization of untrusted data
The PHP form code generated by PHP FormMail Generator deserializes untrusted input as part of the phpfmg_filman_download() function. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to use this vulnerability to inject PHP code, or along with CVE-2016-9484 to perform local file inclusion attacks and obtain files from the server.
- Record
CVE-2016-9483- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10289 No score
The PHP form code generated by PHP FormMail Generator deserializes untrusted input as part of the phpfmg_filman_download() function. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to use this vulnerability to inject PHP code, or along with CVE-2016-9484 to perform local file inclusion attacks and obtain files from the server.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10289- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jfh9-jwf2-w35r
9.8
The PHP form code generated by PHP FormMail Generator deserializes untrusted input as part of the...
The PHP form code generated by PHP FormMail Generator deserializes untrusted input as part of the phpfmg_filman_download() function. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to use this vulnerability to inject PHP code, or along with CVE-2016-9484 to perform local file inclusion attacks and obtain files from the server.
- Record
GHSA-jfh9-jwf2-w35r- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9483 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Jqueryform Php Formmail Generator, published July 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.43%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.