CVE-2008-6659 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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 users to configure arbitrary local files for execution via directory traversal sequences in the value of the theme_dir field during a jsoption action, related to Sources/QueryString.php and Sources/Themes.php, as demonstrated by a local .gif file in attachments/ with PHP code that was uploaded through a profile2 action to index.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.3% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| 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 - Local File Inclusion / Code Execution | 2008-11-05 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/50072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32516
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139
- http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7011
- http://osvdb.org/50072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32516
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139
- http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7011
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