{"id":"CVE-2022-26982","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-26982","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:39:57.405Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2022-04-05T15:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:36:16.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["simplemachines/simple machines forum"],"epss":{"score":0.09186,"percentile":0.95296,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2023-03-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":51057,"kind":"exploit","title":"SimpleMachinesForum v2.1.1 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51057","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/51057.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/51057.txt","published":"2023-03-25","added":"2023-03-25","updated":"2023-06-23","author":"Sarang Tumne","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2022-26982"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171486/SimpleMachinesForum-2.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/sartlabs/0days/blob/main/SimpleMachinesForum/Exploit.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171486/SimpleMachinesForum-2.1.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/sartlabs/0days/blob/main/SimpleMachinesForum/Exploit.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26982","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}