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    CVE-2008-6658

    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.

    Published:Apr 7, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 7, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.02578
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Simple Machines
    Product
    Simple Machines Forum

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High