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CVE-2008-6658 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/50070 CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993 CVE
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0 CVEVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/50070 [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
simple machines simple machines forum
1.0.5
1.0.6
1.0.7
1.0.11
1.0.12

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-6658
NVD Published Date:
Apr 7, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-6658 Details - Not Deferred