CVE-2019-12490

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2019-12490 · Published 22/01/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2019-12490 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting simple machines forum (simplemachines).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.3%, higher than 70.5% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.0.16 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
simple machines forum simplemachines	`< 2.0.16`	`2.0.16`

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.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

< 2.0.16

2.0.16

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