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CVE-2009-5068

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2020-01-15 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

There is a file disclosure vulnerability in SMF (Simple Machines Forum) affecting versions through v2.0.3. On some configurations a SMF deployment is shared by several "co-admins" that are not trusted beyond the SMF deployment. This vulnerability allows them to read arbitrary files on the filesystem and therefore gain new privileges by reading the settings.php with the database passwords.

Affected Platforms

Simplemachines Simple Machines Forum

Weakness Type

CWE-312

References