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CVE-2005-2817

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1-0-5 and earlier supports the use of URLs for avatar images, which allows remote attackers

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.0059
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Affected Products & Versions

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simple machines forumall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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pocrgod.altervista.org · smf105.htmlrgod.altervista.org
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD07 Sep 2005 · 07:07 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2005/Aug/0438.htmlExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/16646
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014828
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22093
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