CVE-2022-26982

Simple Machines Forum vulnerability

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

9.2%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

SimpleMachinesForum 2.1.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by inserting a vulnerable php code because the themes can be modified by an administrator. NOTE: the vendor's position is that administrators are intended to have the ability to modify themes, and can thus choose any PHP code that they wish to have executed on the server.

Affected vendor

Simplemachines

Affected product

Simple Machines Forum

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Published

2022-04-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-26982

Confirm whether Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-26982.
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