CVE-2011-1128

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.

Published: 2011-06-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-1128 is rated Moderate Risk (54.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.70%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1128

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 2025-05-06 0.58% 0.70% +0.12%
2 2025-03-17 0.35% 0.58% +0.23%
3 2024-09-17 — 0.35% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1128

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1128

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1128

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
simplemachines smf <= 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0:beta4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:beta2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:beta3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1128

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