CVE-2008-5905
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-5905 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-01-15 17:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The web interface plugin in KTorrent before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and upload arbitrary torrent files, and trigger the start of downloads and seeding, via a crafted HTTP POST request. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 1.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.1 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 2.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 3.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 3.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 3.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ktorrent | Ktorrent | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| KTorrent 2 Web Interface Torrent Upload and PHP Code Injection - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- KTorrent: Multiple vulnerabilitites | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| Gentoo Bug 244741 - net-p2p/ktorrent <2.2.8 web interface plugin vulnerable to PHP injection (CVE-2008-{5905,5906}) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.gentoo.org | |
| #504178 - KTorrent Web Interface Torrent Upload and PHP Code Injection - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| USN-711-1: KTorrent vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Gentoo update for ktorrent - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| KTorrent PHP Code Injection And Security Bypass Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Ubuntu update for ktorrent - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| KTorrent Web Interface Torrent Upload and PHP Code Injection - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request: ktorrent | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | openwall.com | |
| 3.1.4 released | KTorrent | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ktorrent.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.