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CVE-2005-2817

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2005-09-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Simple Machines Simple Machines Forum

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References