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.

CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://osvdb.org/50070
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993
http://osvdb.org/50070
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.11:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc3:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2009-04-07 19:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2008-6658

Mitre link : CVE-2008-6658

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-6658

JSON object : View

Products Affected

simple_machines

simple_machines_forum

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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