Is CVE-2008-6659 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6659 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6659?

CVE-2008-6659 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6659

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 3.3% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6621)
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-2008-6621 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/50072
http://secunia.com/advisories/32516(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32139(Exploit)
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=272861.0(Vendor Advisory)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7011

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

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