CVE-2008-6741
SQL injection vulnerability in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows...
SQL injection vulnerability in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by setting the db_character_set parameter to a multibyte character set such as big5, which causes the addslashes PHP function to produce a "" (backslash) sequence that does not quote the "'" (single quote) character, as demonstrated via a manlabels action to index.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SQL injection vulnerability in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by setting the db_character_set parameter to a multibyte character set such as big5, which causes the addslashes PHP function to produce a "" (backslash) sequence that does not quote the "'" (single quote) character, as demonstrated via a manlabels action to index.php.
- Record
CVE-2008-6741- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by setting the db_character_set parameter to a multibyte character set such as big5, which causes the addslashes PHP function to produce a "" (backslash) sequence that does not quote the "'" (single quote) character, as demonstrated via a manlabels action to index.php.
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CVE-2008-6741- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6701 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by setting the db_character_set parameter to a multibyte character set such as big5, which causes the addslashes PHP function to produce a "" (backslash) sequence that does not quote the "'" (single quote) character, as demonstrated via a manlabels action to index.php.
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EUVD-2008-6701- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57v3-2j5h-j54f No score
SQL injection vulnerability in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows...
SQL injection vulnerability in Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by setting the db_character_set parameter to a multibyte character set such as big5, which causes the addslashes PHP function to produce a "" (backslash) sequence that does not quote the "'" (single quote) character, as demonstrated via a manlabels action to index.php.
- Record
GHSA-57v3-2j5h-j54f- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 - SQL Injection | 2008-06-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6741 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Simple Machines Forum, published April 21, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.