PHP FormMail Generator phpfmg_filman_download deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PHP FormMail Generator. Affected by this issue is the function phpfmg_filman_download. The manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-9483. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP FormMail Generator (Programming Language Software) (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function phpfmg_filman_download. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2016. The weakness was disclosed 07/13/2018 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9483 since 11/21/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 582 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94778†). The entries VDB-121451 and VDB-121453 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

11/21/2016 🔍
12/08/2016 +17 days 🔍
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07/13/2018 +581 days 🔍
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07/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/27/2024 +2358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121452
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SecurityFocus: 94778 - PHP FormMail Generator VU#494015 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2018 16:58
Updated: 12/27/2024 08:29
Changes: 07/14/2018 16:58 (59), 03/05/2020 08:04 (3), 12/27/2024 08:29 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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