CVE-2011-2157
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe (1) Admin/frmEmailReportSettings.aspx and (2) Admin/frmGeneralSettings.aspx components in the SmarterTools SmarterStats 6.0 web server generate web pages containing e-mail addresses, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the default values of form fields.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe SmarterTools SmarterStats 6.0 web server contains two admin ASPX pages (frmEmailReportSettings.aspx and frmGeneralSettings.aspx) that expose e-mail addresses as default values in form fields. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gather potentially sensitive contact information by simply accessing these pages.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SmarterStats versionCheck the installed version of SmarterStats via Windows Programs and Features, the application's About page, or the application configuration files. Look for version 6.0 specifically.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.0
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Identify web root pathLocate the SmarterStats web application directory. This is typically found in the IIS web site configuration or in the installation directory under a 'www' or 'web' folder.Affected if The SmarterStats web files are accessible on the server
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Verify affected ASPX pages existCheck for the presence of frmEmailReportSettings.aspx and frmGeneralSettings.aspx in the admin or settings directory of the SmarterStats web application.Affected if Both files exist in the web directory
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Test unauthenticated page accessUsing a web browser or HTTP client, attempt to access the full URLs of these pages (typically /admin/frmEmailReportSettings.aspx and /admin/frmGeneralSettings.aspx) without providing any login credentials.Affected if The pages load and display content without requiring authentication
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Check for exposed email addressesExamine the HTML source or rendered form fields on the accessed pages. Look for default values in input fields that contain e-mail address patterns (e.g., [email protected]).Affected if Default e-mail address values are visible in form fields without authenticating
A system is affected if SmarterStats version 6.0 is installed and the admin pages frmEmailReportSettings.aspx or frmGeneralSettings.aspx are accessible without authentication, revealing e-mail addresses in form fields.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemove default e-mail address values from form fields in the affected admin pages, or implement proper authentication/authorization controls to restrict access to these admin interfaces.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2011-2157 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data