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TI-2008-06346 Aliases CVE-2008-6657GHSA-gf5x-68xp-22rx

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum…

Priority LOW 32CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01144 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.11VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.12VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.2VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.4VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.5VulnerableSimple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.11 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.12 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.5 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.6VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1_rc1VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1_rc2VulnerableSimple Machines
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1_rc3VulnerableSimple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.6 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1_rc1 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1_rc2 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines
  • cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1_rc3 Vulnerable ·Simple Machines

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6657
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gf5x-68xp-22rx

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2008-06234 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-04315 Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1RCx before 1.1RC3, and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, does not… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-05426 SQL injection vulnerability in Sources/Search.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.3… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2007-03204 Unspecified vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-03203 Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.2 uses a concatenation method with insufficient… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-06755 QueryString.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0.7 and earlier, and 1.1rc2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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