CVE-2025-2583

medium

Description

A vulnerability was found in SimpleMachines SMF 2.1.4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file ManageNews.php. The manipulation of the argument subject/message leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor does not declare this issue a security vulnerability due to authentication requirements before being able to access any feature in the software that allows file modification.

References

https://vuldb.com/?submit.512001

https://vuldb.com/?id.300543

https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300543

https://github.com/Fewword/Poc/blob/main/smf/smf-poc6.md

https://github.com/Fewword/Poc/blob/main/smf/smf-poc5.md

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-03-21

Updated: 2025-04-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium