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CVE-2009-5068

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 1.73%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-01-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2009-5068
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
1.73%

Original NVD 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.

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