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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-2817
Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1-0-5 and earlier supports the use...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
simple machines
View all reports →Affected Software
simple machines forum
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 7th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.