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.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
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| http://osvdb.org/50070 | |
| http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0 | Vendor Advisory | 
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993 | 
Configurations
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History
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Information
                Published : 2009-04-07 19:30
Updated : 2017-09-29 01:33
NVD link : CVE-2008-6658
Mitre link : CVE-2008-6658
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-6658
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                simple_machines
- simple_machines_forum
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-22
                        
            Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
