CVE-2007-2546

Session fixation vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.

Published: 2007-05-09 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2546 is rated Moderate Risk (55.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.50%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2546

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-02 1.45% 1.50% +0.06%
2 2026-02-17 1.18% 1.45% +0.27%
3 2025-12-26 1.18%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2546

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2546

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2546

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
simple_machines simple_machines_forum <= 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2546

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