Simple Machines Forum (SMF) through 2.1.7, fixed in commit 6f0dc61, contains an authorization state-confusion vulnerability in the profile loader that allows authenticated low-privileged users to gain administrator access by supplying multiple values for the user parameter. Attackers can exploit the mismatch between Profile::$member and User::$me->is_owner during sequential profile loading to be treated as the owner of an administrator profile, enabling unauthorized password changes and full account takeover.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
No advisories yet.
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Simplemachines
Simplemachines smf |
|
| Vendors & Products |
Simplemachines
Simplemachines smf |
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Simple Machines Forum (SMF) through 2.1.7, fixed in commit 6f0dc61, contains an authorization state-confusion vulnerability in the profile loader that allows authenticated low-privileged users to gain administrator access by supplying multiple values for the user parameter. Attackers can exploit the mismatch between Profile::$member and User::$me->is_owner during sequential profile loading to be treated as the owner of an administrator profile, enabling unauthorized password changes and full account takeover. | |
| Title | Simple Machines Forum < 2.1.7 Authorization Confusion via Profile::load() | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
|
Projects
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-26T21:27:52.842Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T18:22:45.640Z
Link: CVE-2026-43621
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-26T22:16:24.643
Modified: 2026-08-26T22:16:24.643
Link: CVE-2026-43621
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-27T01:00:04Z
Weaknesses