Description
The loadUserSettings function in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) before 1.1.13, and 2.x before 2.0 RC5, does not properly handle invalid login attempts, which might make it easier for remote attackers to obtain access or cause a denial of service via a brute-force attack.
References
- [oss-security] 20110222 CVE request: simple machines forum before 1.1.13 mailing-list
- http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=421547.0
- [oss-security] 20110302 Re: CVE request: simple machines forum before 1.1.13 mailing-list
- http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/downloads/smf_patch_2.0-RC4_security.zip