CVE-2019-12490 is a reverse tabnabbing vulnerability affecting Simple Machines Forum (SMF) versions prior to 2.0.16, where external links using target="_blank" could be exploited. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
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.