| VID |
21750 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
CGI |
| Detailed Description |
The Simple Machines Forum, according to its version number, has an information disclosure vulnerability. Simple Machines Forum (SMF) is an open-source web forum application written in PHP. SMF version 1.0.5 and earlier versions could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote authenticated attacker can set their avatar image filename to a URL for a remote PHP script. When a target user views an SMF page that ostensibly contains the avatar picture, the target user's browser will load the URL. As a result, the remote script can obtain information about the target user, such as IP address and HTTP header parameters.
* Note: This check solely relied on the version number of Simple Machines Forum installed on the remote Web server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://rgod.altervista.org/smf105.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Aug/1014828.html
* Platforms Affected:
Simple Machines, SMF version 1.0.5 and earlier versions
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Simple Machines Forum (1.1 RC1 or later), available from the Simple Machines Download Web site at http://www.simplemachines.org/download.php |
| Related URL |
CVE-2005-2817 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
22093 (ISS) |
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