Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1-0-5 and earlier supports the use of URLs for avatar images…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01548 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Simple Machines |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2817
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37xx-h4m8-x8wx
References
More Simple Machines Forum vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-06234 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04315 Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1RCx before 1.1RC3, and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-05426 SQL injection vulnerability in Sources/Search.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.3… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-03204 Unspecified vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-03203 Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.2 uses a concatenation method with insufficient… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-06755 QueryString.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0.7 and earlier, and 1.1rc2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2005-2817 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2817 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37xx-h4m8-x8wx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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