CVE-2008-6657

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0 before 1.0.15 and 1.1 before 1.1.7 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of admins for requests that install packages via the package parameter in an install2 action.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.48% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory simplemachines.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32119 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/32516 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0 vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46343 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/50071 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6657?
CVE-2008-6657 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6657?
To fix CVE-2008-6657, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-6657 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6657 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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