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    CVE-2008-6659

    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.

    Published:Apr 7, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 7, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.0754
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Simple Machines
    Product
    Simple Machines Forum

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7011

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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