PT-2006-6218 · Simple Machines · Simple Machines Forum

B0Rizq · Published 2006-10-25 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-5503

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple Machines Forum (SMF) version 1.1 RC2

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter in the "index.php" file.

Recommendations For Simple Machines Forum (SMF) version 1.1 RC2, avoid using the action parameter in the index.php file until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the index.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5503

Affected Products

Simple Machines Forum

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/28831 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/20629 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5503 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/449241/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29690 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1772 · Note