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CVE-2016-5726
Packages.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.1 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP…
Critical9.8EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 25% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- [oss-security] 20160618 Re: Simple Machines Forums - PHP Object Injection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160610 Simple Machines Forums - PHP Object Injection (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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