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CVE-2026-25923VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-25923: My-Little-Forum mylittleforum · Unrestricted File Upload

Affects My-Little-Forum mylittleforumSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 20260208.1 soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 20260208.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade My-Little-Forum mylittleforum to 20260208.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
My-Little-ForummylittleforumAffected
  • <20260208.1
Fixed in
  • 20260208.1

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately upgrade My-Little-Forum to version 20260208.1 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. If upgrading is not immediately possible, implement strict input validation and filtering to block phar:// protocol URLs in image uploads and BBCode processing. Disable or restrict the use of BBCode [img] tags referencing user-uploaded content until patched. Review and harden file upload handling by enforcing strict MIME type checks and file extension whitelisting. Monitor forum logs for suspicious upload attempts or unusual file deletion activities. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block exploitation attempts involving phar:// URLs or malformed BBCode. Additionally, consider isolating the forum server with limited file system permissions to minimize the impact of potential file deletions. Regularly audit and back up forum data to enable recovery in case of compromise.

Description

my little forum is a PHP and MySQL based internet forum that displays the messages in classical threaded view. Prior to 20260208.1, the application fails to filter the phar:// protocol in URL validation, allowing attackers to upload a malicious Phar Polyglot file (disguised as JPEG) via the image upload feature, trigger Phar deserialization through BBCode [img] tag processing, and exploit Smarty 4.1.0 POP chain to achieve arbitrary file deletion. This vulnerability is fixed in 20260208.1.

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