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CVE-2008-6657

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-6657 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) versions 1.0 before 1.0.15 and 1.1 before 1.1.7. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack an administrator's authenticated session to install malicious packages. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation is noted, an ExploitDB entry exists for code execution, and despite its age, it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100, indicating potential for significant impact if exploited. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-6993 · Nov 4, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0114 is in the 26th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 50071
secunia.com / advisories/32516
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46343
exploit-db.com / exploits/6993
securityfocus.com / bid/32119
Exploit
simplemachines.org / community/index.php
Vendor Advisory