CVE-2024-7437Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated alert deletion via user-controlled identifier

Published Aug 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 10, 2024

Authorization bypass in Simple Machines Forum 2.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to delete other users' alerts via a crafted aid value. The alert-removal handler accepts the aid resource identifier without binding the referenced alert to its owning user. Any forum account with access to the alerts page can target an alert belonging to another user, causing limited stored-data loss.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authorization bypass in Simple Machines Forum 2.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to delete other users' alerts via a crafted aid value. The alert-removal handler accepts the aid resource identifier without binding the referenced alert to its owning user. Any forum account with access to the alerts page can target an alert belonging to another user, causing limited stored-data loss.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7437
Published
Aug 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 10, 2024
Vendor
free5GC
Product
SMF
Classifications
CWE-639, CWE-99, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 10, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.1.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

free5GC · SMFversion=2.1.4
Simple Machines · Simple Machines Forumversion=2.1.4

Published CVSS scores

5.5VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
5.3VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.4VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CWE-99Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

Public exploit references

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