VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-6658
CVSS score4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-04-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')