{"cve":"CVE-2008-6659","nvd":{"published":"2009-04-07T19:30:00.267","modified":"2026-06-16T23:02:43.010","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 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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://osvdb.org/50072","http://secunia.com/advisories/32516","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139","http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7011"],"products":["simple_machines:simple_machines_forum"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:07.895733559+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-6659","score":0.033,"percentile":0.88521,"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."]}