Medium severity6.1OSV Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-67163
CVE-2025-67163
Description
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum v2.1.6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the Forum Name parameter.
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Affected products
42.1beta1, v2.1-beta.1, v2.1-beta.2, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 2.1beta1, v2.1-beta.1, v2.1-beta.2, …
- (no CPE)range: =2.1.6
cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =2.1.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/mbiesiad/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2025-67163nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/blob/release-3.0/Themes/default/Stats.template.phpnvdProduct
- github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF/security/advisories/GHSA-p2xm-x9fp-5r7xnvdBroken Link
- wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/InstallingnvdProduct
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