What is CVE-2013-7468?

CVE-2013-7468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2013-7468?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

RCE in Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum

CVE-2013-7468

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.4 allows PHP Code Injection via the index.php?action=admin;area=languages;sa=editlang dictionary parameter.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2019-03-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-10.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum — versions 2.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/121391/public_phpInjection-smf204.txt (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7468?: CVE-2013-7468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2013-7468?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.