CVE-2007-2546 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Session fixation vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01447.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Simple Machines Subscribe	Simple Machines Forum Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-2539	Session fixation vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/35705
http://secunia.com/advisories/25139
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2676
http://www.majorsecurity.de/index_2.php?major_rls=major_rls47
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467748/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471414/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24482

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-05-09T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:42:33.410Z

Reserved: 2007-05-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2546

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-05-09T10:19:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-2546

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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