CVE-2008-6657 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.1% (pctl 66)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0 before 1.0.15 and 1.1 before 1.1.7 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of admins for requests that install packages via the package parameter in an install2 action.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.14% — more likely to be exploited than 66% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| simple machines | simple machines forum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.6 - Code Execution | 2008-11-04 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/50071
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32516
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32119
- http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46343
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993
- http://osvdb.org/50071
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32516
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32119
- http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46343
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993
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