CVE-2008-6544: Simple Machines Forum

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• Simple Machines Simple Machines Forum: version 1.1.4 only

Published 2009-03-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.