CVE-2008-6971

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The password reset functionality in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.0.x before 1.0.14, 1.1.x before 1.1.6, and 2.0 before 2.0 beta 4 includes clues about the random number generator state within a hidden form field and generates predictable validation codes, which allows remote attackers to modify passwords of other users and gain privileges.

Published: 2009-08-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6971 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.71%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6971

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6392 exploit_db edb 2008-09-06 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6971

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 2025-03-30 9.36% 5.71% -3.65%
2 2025-03-29 5.71% 9.36% +3.65%
3 2025-03-17 — 5.71% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6971

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-2008-6971

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6971

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
simplemachines smf 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0:rc1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0-beta2 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
simplemachines smf 2.0-beta3 cpe:2.3:a:simplemachines:smf:2.0-beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6971

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