CVE-2005-4159 describes a disputed SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1 rc1 and earlier, specifically within the Memberlist.php script via the 'start' parameter. The vendor and third parties contend that due to limited character modification, it may only lead to an "invalid SQL syntax error" rather than a full SQL injection. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it suggests a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current threat visibility.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.