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CVE-2008-6657

Published: Apr 7, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 37.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

simple machines forumsimple machines
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
n/an/a
simple machinesoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka smf, simple machines smf, simple machines forum

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://osvdb.org/50071
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32516
secunia.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32119
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 7, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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