CVE-2013-4465
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the avatar upload functionality in Simple Machines...
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the avatar upload functionality in Simple Machines Forum before 2.0.6 and 2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the avatar upload functionality in Simple Machines Forum before 2.0.6 and 2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.
- Record
CVE-2013-4465- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the avatar upload functionality in Simple Machines Forum before 2.0.6 and 2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.
- Record
CVE-2013-4465- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4334 No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the avatar upload functionality in Simple Machines Forum before 2.0.6 and 2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4334- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7f6x-px6h-jc2v No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the avatar upload functionality in Simple Machines...
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the avatar upload functionality in Simple Machines Forum before 2.0.6 and 2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.
- Record
GHSA-7f6x-px6h-jc2v- 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-2013-4465 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum, published October 25, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/issues/701
download.simplemachines.org/index.php?thanks%3Bfilename=smf_2-0-6_changelog.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/63275
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/25/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4465