HIGH
KnowledgeQuest 2.5 and 2.6 does not require authentication for access to admincheck.php, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary admin accounts
Published Apr 11, 2008
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.85%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2.5
- 2.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.85% 0.06850
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06850
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.85% (0.06850) | 93.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.85% (0.06850) | 93.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 3.58% (0.03579) | 87.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.21% (0.02210) | 82.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.14% (0.04137) | 80.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.12% (0.02118) | 82.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 90.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02217) | 88.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 2.13% (0.02129) | 88.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 1.80% (0.01796) | 86.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02039) | 87.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29716 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/44257 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41747 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5418 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29716 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/44257 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41747 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5418 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 11, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 11, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1727
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a