What is CVE-2016-9493?

CVE-2016-9493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jqueryform Php_formmail_generator, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-9493?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Jqueryform Php_formmail_generator

CVE-2016-9493

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…

EPSS: 0.015 (71.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Jqueryform Php_formmail_generator
Php Formmail Generator — versions 17/12/2016

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9493?: CVE-2016-9493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jqueryform Php_formmail_generator, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-9493?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.