CVE-2016-5727
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.015 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- simplemachines simple machines forum= 2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/7cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/18/1cnnvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/commit/19e560b9f3e8fc6d7d9d60c1ff617b5ed5c08008#diff-513c4f9c501cbefcc14420c01848f23ccnnvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/issues/3522cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/7enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/18/1enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/commit/19e560b9f3e8fc6d7d9d60c1ff617b5ed5c08008#diff-513c4f9c501cbefcc14420c01848f23cenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/issues/3522enisa_euvd
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