CVE-2019-12490

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 2.0.16. Reverse tabnabbing can occur because of use of _blank for external links.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.36%

Vendor Advisory simplemachines.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=570986.0	vendor advisory issue tracking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCVeFoxZ1DI	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12490?: CVE-2019-12490 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12490?: To fix CVE-2019-12490, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12490 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-12490 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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