CVE-2013-7466 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.4 allows local file inclusion, with resultant remote code execution, in install.php via ../ directory traversal in the db_type parameter if install.php remains present after installation.

Published: 2019-03-07

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 4.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:simple_machines_forum:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-7224	Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 2.0.4 allows local file inclusion, with resultant remote code execution, in install.php via ../ directory traversal in the db_type parameter if install.php remains present after installation.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hauntit.blogspot.com/2013/04/en-smf-204-full-disclosure.html

History

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Subscriptions

Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-03-07T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:16.981Z

Reserved: 2019-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-7466

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-07T23:29:00.267

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:02:01.003

Link: CVE-2013-7466

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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