Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5604

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in My Simple Forum 3.0 and 4.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.

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Affected products

Drennansoft/My Simple Forum2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:drennansoft:my_simple_forum:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:drennansoft:my_simple_forum:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:drennansoft:my_simple_forum:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Simple PHP Forum/Simple PHP Forumllm-fuzzy
Range: 3.0, 4.1

Patches

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References

secunia.com/advisories/32984nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/50433nvd
securityreason.com/securityalert/4765nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32643nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47097nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7342nvd

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