Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2008-6658
- 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:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6658
1.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-6658
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-6658
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-6658
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