SimpleMachines SMF up to 2.1.6/2.x Image Proxy URL server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SimpleMachines SMF up to 2.1.6/2.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Image Proxy. The manipulation of the argument URL leads to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-61520. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SimpleMachines SMF up to 2.1.6/2.x and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Image Proxy. The manipulation of the argument URL with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Simple Machines Forum 2.1 prior to commit 4bf35cf and 3.0 prior to commit b4d23df contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the image proxy that allows authenticated attackers to trigger internal HTTP requests by embedding attacker-controlled URLs in BBCode image tags, which the proxy fetches without validating resolved destination IPs against private address ranges, loopback, or link-local addresses. Attackers can leverage SMF's automatic HMAC signature generation for any embedded image URL to obtain valid signed proxy requests targeting internal services such as cloud instance metadata endpoints, internal web applications, and container network services.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-61520 since 07/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2.1.7 or 3.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: SMF 2.1.7/3.0.0

Timelineinfo

07/10/2026 CVE reserved
07/15/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-61520 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-61520
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379175

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2026 03:52
Changes: 07/15/2026 03:52 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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