CVE-2011-1131

The PlushSearch2 function in Search.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x before 2.0 RC5, uses certain cached data in a situation where a temporary table has been created, even though this cached data is intended only for situations where a temporary table has not been created, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a search.

Published: 2011-06-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-1131 is rated Moderate Risk (42.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: 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-2011-1131

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 0.32% 0.46% +0.14%
2 2025-03-30 0.38% 0.32% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.38%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1131

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1131

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1131

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-2011-1131

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