CVE-2005-2817
mediumpriority · track · 21OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.015 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1-0-5 and earlier supports the use of URLs for avatar images, which allows remote attackers to monitor sensitive information of forum visitors such as IP address and user agent, as demonstrated using a PHP script on a malicious server.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- simple machines simple machines forum= 1.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://rgod.altervista.org/smf105.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Aug/0438.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16646enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014828enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22093enisa_euvd
- http://rgod.altervista.org/smf105.htmlExploitnvd
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Aug/0438.htmlExploitnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16646nvd
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