Impersonation Vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum Software
CVE-2013-7236

Currently unrated

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CVE Published:
29 April 2014

What is CVE-2013-7236?

The Simple Machines Forum (SMF) software is vulnerable to a user impersonation attack that allows remote attackers to assume the identities of arbitrary users. This occurs due to the mishandling of Unicode homoglyph characters in usernames, which can be exploited to bypass authentication checks. Attackers can leverage this vulnerability to mislead forum users or execute unauthorized actions, jeopardizing the integrity of the forum environment.

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