CVE-2011-1128
The loadUserSettings function in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x before 2.0 RC5, does not properly handle invalid login attempts, which might make it easier for remote attackers to obtain access or cause a denial of…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The loadUserSettings function in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x before 2.0 RC5, does not properly handle invalid login attempts, which might make it easier for remote attackers to obtain access or cause a denial of service via a brute-force attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.60% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- simplemachines/smf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/downloads/smf_patch_2.0-RC4_security.zipPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/17Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/4Patch
- http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=421547.0Patch
- http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/downloads/smf_patch_2.0-RC4_security.zipPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/17Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/4Patch
- http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=421547.0Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.