{"cve":"CVE-2008-6658","nvd":{"published":"2009-04-07T19:30:00.250","modified":"2026-06-16T23:02:42.893","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/50070","http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993","http://osvdb.org/50070","http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0"],"products":["simple_machines:simple_machines_forum"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:07.895733559+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-6658","score":0.01983,"percentile":0.80568,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}