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 .
Published Apr 7, 2009
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.98%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1_rc1
- 1.1_rc2
- 1.1_rc3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 79.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01983) | 77.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 2.38% (0.02383) | 84.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 76.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 57.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 55.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://osvdb.org/50070 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/50070 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
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