CVE-2008-1727 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.9% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
KnowledgeQuest 2.5 and 2.6 does not require authentication for access to admincheck.php, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary admin accounts.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.85% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| myknowledgequest | knowledgequest |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | KnowledgeQuest 2.5 - Arbitrary Add Admin | 2008-04-09 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29716
- http://www.osvdb.org/44257
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41747
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29716
- http://www.osvdb.org/44257
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41747
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5418
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