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CVE-2008-6659

Published: Apr 7, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 13.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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

2 techniques
Collection
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References

http://osvdb.org/50072
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32516
secunia.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 7, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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