Is CVE-2008-6657 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6657 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6657?

CVE-2008-6657 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6657

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-352
EPSS score: 1.1% (67th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6619)
Published: April 7, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6619 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum
simple machines / simple machines forum

References

http://osvdb.org/50071
http://secunia.com/advisories/32516(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32119(Exploit)
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46343
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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