RCE in Simple Machines Forum
CVE-2008-6544
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) settings[default_theme_dir] parameter to Sources/Subs-Graphics.php and (2) settings[default_theme_dir] parameter to Sources/Themes.php. NOTE: CVE and multiple third parties dispute this issue because the files contain a protection mechanism against direct request
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Simple_machines Simple_machines_forum — versions 1.1.4
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)