CVE-2005-2817

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Published Sep 7, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2818	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.548% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://rgod.altervista.org/smf105.html
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Aug/0438.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16646
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014828
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22093

History

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Subscriptions

Simple Machines Simple Machines Forum

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 7, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:45 PM
Reserved: Sep 7, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 7, 2005, 7:07 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:15 PM

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