What is CVE-2016-5726?

CVE-2016-5726 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simplemachines Simple_machines_forum, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-5726?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Simplemachines Simple_machines_forum

CVE-2016-5726

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.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.016 (72.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Simplemachines Simple_machines_forum — versions 2.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5726?: CVE-2016-5726 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Simplemachines Simple_machines_forum, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-5726?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.