SQL injection vulnerability in Sources/Search.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.3, when MySQL 5 is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the userspec parameter in a search2 action to index.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5646 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.68%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4547 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-10-20 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-01-07 | 1.57% | 1.68% | +0.11% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.37% | 1.57% | +0.20% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.37% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| simple_machines | simple_machines_forum | 1.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| simple_machines | simple_machines_forum | 1.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |