cve/2008/CVE-2008-6658.md

### [CVE-2008-6658](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6658)
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### Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0 before 1.0.15 and 1.1 before 1.1.7 allows remote authenticated administrators to install packages from arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the package parameter during an install2 action, as demonstrated by a predictable package filename in attachments/ that was uploaded through a post2 action to index.php.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6993

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.