FKIE_CVE-2008-6659

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-04-07 19:30 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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 users to configure arbitrary local files for execution via directory traversal sequences in the value of the theme_dir field during a jsoption action, related to Sources/QueryString.php and Sources/Themes.php, as demonstrated by a local .gif file in attachments/ with PHP code that was uploaded through a profile2 action to index.php.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/50072
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32516Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7011
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/50072
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32516Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7011
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.0.5
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.0.6
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.0.7
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.0.11
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.0.12
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1.1
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1.2
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1.3
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1.4
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1.5
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1.6
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1_rc1
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1_rc2
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1_rc3
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