CVE-2008-6658 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0 before 1.0.15 and 1.1 before 1.1.7 allows remote authenti…
published 2009-04-07 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6620
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0 before 1.0.15 and 1.1 before 1.1.7 allows remote authenticated administrators to install packages from arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the package parameter during an install2 action, as demonstrated by a predictable package filename in attachments/ that was uploaded through a post2 action to index.php.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-6993)
- Published
Exploit prediction
1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-6993 Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.6 - Code Execution webapps, 2008-11-04
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/6993
exploit
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simplemachines.org
/community/index.php?topic=272861.0
vendor-advisory
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osvdb.org
/50070
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-6658
- NVD CVE-2008-6658
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