# CVE-2013-7236: Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.6, 1.1.19, and earlier allows remote attackers to impersonate arbitrary users via a Unicode homoglyph charac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.6, 1.1.19, and earlier allows remote attackers to impersonate arbitrary users via a Unicode homoglyph character in a username.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/30/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/30/3
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/83
- http://www.jakoblell.com/blog/2013/12/13/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-smf-forum-software/

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