CVE-2016-5726 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Packages.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.1 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via the themechanges array parameter.

Published: 2017-02-09

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6664	Packages.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.1 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks and execute arbitrary PHP code via the themechanges array parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00839.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/18/1

History

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Subscriptions

Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-09T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:07:59.907Z

Reserved: 2016-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5726

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-09T15:59:01.127

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5726

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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