Where
-Infinity
0
Severity
5.4
EPSS
0.03%
XSS, Code Injection
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

A vulnerability was found in SimpleMachines SMF 2.1.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ManageAttachments.php. The manipulation of the argument Notice leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor does not declare this issue a security vulnerability due to authentication requirements before being able to access any feature in the software that allows file modification.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.1
EPSS
0.03%
XSS, Code Injection
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

A vulnerability was found in SimpleMachines SMF 2.1.4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file ManageNews.php. The manipulation of the argument subject/message leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor does not declare this issue a security vulnerability due to authentication requirements before being able to access any feature in the software that allows file modification.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Input Validation
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.6, 1.1.19, and earlier allows remote attackers to impersonate arbitrary users via a Unicode homoglyph character in a username.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.3
Input Validation
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.19 and 2.x before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via an X-Frame-Options header.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Input Validation
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.19 and 2.x before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to impersonate arbitrary users via multiple space characters characters.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
Code Injection
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Packages.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.1 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via the themechanges array parameter.

First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
Code Injection
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

LogInOut.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.1 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to variables derived from user input in a foreach loop.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.1
Input Validation, XSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum v2.1.6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the Forum Name parameter.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the avatar upload functionality in Simple Machines Forum before 2.0.6 and 2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.

First published (updated )
Severity
8.1
Code Injection
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.4 allows PHP Code Injection via the index.php?action=admin;area=languages;sa=editlang dictionary parameter.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.1
XSS
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.4 allows XSS via the index.php?action=pm;sa=settings;save sa parameter.

First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
Path Traversal
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.4 allows local file inclusion, with resultant remote code execution, in install.php via ../ directory traversal in the dbtype parameter if install.php remains present after installation.

First published (updated )

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