CVE-2011-1128

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-06-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The loadUserSettings function in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x before 2.0 RC5, does not properly handle invalid login attempts, which might make it easier for remote attackers to obtain access or cause a denial of service via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

SimpleMachines SMF: through 1.1.12; 1.0, 1.0-beta4, 1.0-beta4.1, 1.0-beta5, 1.0-beta6, 1.0-rc1 (+50)

References

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/downloads/smf_patch_2.0-RC4_security.zip
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/4
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=421547.0
http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/downloads/smf_patch_2.0-RC4_security.zip
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/4
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=421547.0

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