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CVE-2005-2817
Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1-0-5 and earlier supports the use of URLs for avatar images, which allows remote attackers to monitor…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 1014828 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- smf-avatar-image-information-disclosure(22093) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20050831 Simple Machine Forum 1-0-5 (possibly prior versions) user IP address / information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 16646 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://rgod.altervista.org/smf105.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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