7.2
HIGH
CVE-2009-5068
SMF File Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

There is a file disclosure vulnerability in SMF (Simple Machines Forum) affecting versions through v2.0.3. On some configurations a SMF deployment is shared by several "co-admins" that are not trusted beyond the SMF deployment. This vulnerability allows them to read arbitrary files on the filesystem and therefore gain new privileges by reading the settings.php with the database passwords.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 15, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 23, 2020, 8:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-5068 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Simplemachines simple_machines_forum
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/01/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-5068 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/01/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/01/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-312
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.3
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.32154

percentile

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