Is CVE-2019-12490 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-12490 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-12490?

CVE-2019-12490 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-12490?

CVE-2019-12490 has an EPSS score of 1.57% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12490?

Upgrade simple machines forum to 2.0.16 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-12490

MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 2.0.16. Reverse tabnabbing can occur because of use of _blank for external links.

How to fix

Remediation Available

simple machines forumNVD

Affected:< 2.0.16Fixed in:2.0.16CVE-2019-12490derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

youtube.com

Vendor Advisory1

simplemachines.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.