{
    "id": "CVE-2008-6658",
    "published": "2009-04-07 19:30:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:02:42",
    "cvss_score": "4.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.01983",
    "epss_percentile": "0.79931",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-08 18:17:09",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "simple_machines",
            "product": "simple_machines_forum"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6993",
            "title": "Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.6 - Code Execution",
            "date": "2008-11-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://osvdb.org/50070",
        "http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993",
        "http://osvdb.org/50070",
        "http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993"
    ]
}