PT-2014-3298

CVE-2013-7236

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Published

2014-04-29

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Updated

2014-04-30

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CVSS 2.0
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple Machines Forum (SMF) versions 2.0.6 and earlier, 1.1.19 and earlier
Description The issue allows remote attackers to impersonate arbitrary users by utilizing a Unicode homoglyph character in a username. This can lead to unauthorized access and actions on behalf of the impersonated user.
Recommendations For versions 2.0.6 and earlier, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For versions 1.1.19 and earlier, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting user registration to prevent the exploitation of this issue until a patch is available.
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