PHP FormMail Generator generates PHP code for standard web forms, and the code generated is vulnerable to authentication bypass

published 2018-07-13 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10288

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.5%; EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

Exploit prediction

4.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

PHP FormMail Generator

Classification

Weakness

CWE-302 Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

kb.cert.org /vuls/id/494015
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
securityfocus.com /bid/94778
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-9482
NVD CVE-2016-9482

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Summary