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CVE-2008-17271 exploit

KnowledgeQuest 2.5 and 2.6 does not require authentication for access to admincheck.php, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.9%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

KnowledgeQuest 2.5 and 2.6 does not require authentication for access to admincheck.php, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary admin accounts.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.85% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-5418 KnowledgeQuest 2.5 - Arbitrary Add Admin · webapps · 2008-04-09

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • osvdb.org /44257 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41747 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29716 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/5418 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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