SimpleMachines SMF ManageAttachments.php cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-94.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in SimpleMachines SMF 2.1.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ManageAttachments.php. The manipulation of the argument Notice leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor does not declare this issue a security vulnerability due to authentication requirements before being able to access any feature in the software that allows file modification.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleMachines | SMF | 2.1.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SMF VendorSimpleMachines Affected 2.1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1.4 | Vulnerable | SimpleMachines |
- cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.4 Vulnerable ·SimpleMachines
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2582
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ff78-wrv4-gqgw
References
More SimpleMachines Simple Machines Forum vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-41147 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum v2.1.6 allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-06892 SimpleMachines SMF User Alert Read Status index.php resource injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-06891 SimpleMachines SMF Delete User index.php resource injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-02251 SimpleMachines SMF ManageNews.php cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2016-04970 Packages.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.1 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-06118 Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.4 allows local file inclusion, with resultant remote code… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-2582 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-2582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ff78-wrv4-gqgw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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