CVE-2008-5857

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-5857
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-01-06 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe DropDocuments plugin in KnowledgeTree before 3.5.4a allows remote authenticated users to gain administrative privileges via a certain sequence of "browse documents" and dashboard requests.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.0.0 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.0.1 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.0.2 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.0.3 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.0.3a All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.0.3b All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.1 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.1a All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.1b All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.3 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.3.1 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.3.2 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.3.3 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.3.4 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.3.5 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.3.6 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.3.7 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.4 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.4.1 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.4.2 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.4.3 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.4.4 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.4.5 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.4.6 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.4a All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.5.2 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.5.2a All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.5.2b All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.5.2c All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management 3.5.3 All All All
Application Knowledgetree Document Management Knowledgetree Document Management All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
KnowledgeTree Cross-Site Scripting and Privilege Escalation - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
KnowledgeTree Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
[#KTS-3921] User gets admin rights - KnowledgeTree Document Management Made Simple af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.knowledgetree.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Version 3.5.4a - KnowledgeTree Document Management Made Simple af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.knowledgetree.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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