PT-2006-6986 · Simple Machines · Simple Machines Forum

Jessica Hope + 1 · Published 2006-12-07 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-6375

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple Machines Forum (SMF) versions 1.1 Final and earlier

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the contents of a file uploaded with the image parameter set. This can be interpreted as script by Internet Explorer's automatic type detection.

Recommendations For Simple Machines Forum (SMF) versions 1.1 Final and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting the upload of files with the image parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6375

Affected Products

Simple Machines Forum

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6375 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21431 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23175 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4843 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/453426/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2001 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6375 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30659 · Note