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.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-5068.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/01/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-5068 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-5068
weaknesses.
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