VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-5068

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability1.73%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-01-15
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

There is a file disclosure vulnerability in SMF (Simple Machines Forum) affecting versions through v2.0.3. On some configurations a SMF deployment is shared by several "co-admins" that are not trusted beyond the SMF deployment. This vulnerability allows them to read arbitrary files on the filesystem and therefore gain new privileges by reading the settings.php with the database passwords.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Primary references