CVE-2008-6544

Exp

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) settings[default_theme_dir] parameter to Sources/Subs-Graphics.php and (2) settings[default_theme_dir] parameter to Sources/Themes.php. NOTE: CVE and multiple third parties dispute this issue because the files contain a protection mechanism against direct request

Published: 2009-03-30 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6544 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.72%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6544

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
31555 exploit_db edb 2008-03-28 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6544

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-20 1.91% 2.72% +0.81%
2 2026-03-30 1.27% 1.91% +0.64%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.27% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6544

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6544

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6544

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
simple_machines simple_machines_forum 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6544

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