VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-6741
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.97%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-04-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')