CVE-2015-9496

HIGH

freshmail-newsletter < 1.6 - SQL Injection via FM_form Shortcode

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-9496. PoCs published by Felipe Molina.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the WordPress Freshmail plugin (versions <= 1.5.8). The vulnerability is triggered via the 'id' attribute in the [FM_form] shortcode, which is not sanitized before being used in a SQL query.

Description

The freshmail-newsletter plugin before 1.6 for WordPress has shortcode.php SQL Injection via the 'FM_form id=' substring.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Felipe Molina · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36942

This exploit demonstrates an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the WordPress Freshmail plugin (versions <= 1.5.8). The vulnerability is triggered via the 'id' attribute in the [FM_form] shortcode, which is not sanitized before being used in a SQL query.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WordPress Freshmail plugin <= 1.5.8
Auth required
Prerequisites: WordPress installation with Freshmail plugin <= 1.5.8 · Collaborator or higher privileged user access
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7972
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36942

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0217
EPSS Percentile 79.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
freshmail/freshmail-newsletter < 1.6
Published Oct 22, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026