Detections
Analytics
CVE-2026-43621
high
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.
References
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/simple-machines-forum-authorization-confusion-via-profile-load
https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/commit/6f0dc61958aa86a4b436a222f6176812ed5bbb95