title: 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
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.
problem types: CWE-22
affected:
{
product: Generator
vendor: PHP FormMail
versions:
lessThan: 2016-12-06, status: affected, version: 2016-12-06, versionType: custom
}
solutions: The PHP FormMail Generator website as of 2016-12-06 generates PHP code that addresses these issues. Affected users are encouraged to regenerate the PHP form code using the website, or manually apply patches.