CVE-2008-6657 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack admin sessions to install malicious packages, leading to privilege escalation and potential code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6657?
CVE-2008-6657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Apr 2009. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6657?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simple Machines Simple Machines Forum.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6657?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6657 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6657 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf5x-68xp-22rx.