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CVE-2008-6741

Published: Apr 21, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-89
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by setting the db_character_set parameter to a multibyte character set such as big5, which causes the addslashes PHP function to produce a "\" (backslash) sequence that does not quote the "'" (single quote) character, as demonstrated via a manlabels action to index.php.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-89

Affected Products

simple machines
oss-projectaka smf, simple machines smf, simple machines forum
simple machines forumOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29734
securityfocus.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43118
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5826
exploit-db.com

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