CVE-2008-6544

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) settings[default_theme_dir] parameter to Sources/Subs-Graphics.php and (2) settings[default_theme_dir] parameter to Sources/Themes.php. NOTE: CVE and multiple third parties dispute this issue because the files contain a protection mechanism against direct request

Affected products

Simple Machines Forum: 1.1.4

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0425.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0426.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0431.html
http://osvdb.org/51301
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28493
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41518
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0425.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0426.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0431.html
http://osvdb.org/51301
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28493
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41518

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