CVE-2011-1128
The loadUserSettings function in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-1128- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-1128- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1142 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1142- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gw9p-924j-qxp9 No score
The loadUserSettings function in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gw9p-924j-qxp9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1128 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Simplemachines Smf, published June 21, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.