CVE-2008-1727 (GCVE-0-2008-1727)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-11 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
KnowledgeQuest 2.5 and 2.6 does not require authentication for access to admincheck.php, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary admin accounts.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/44257 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/29716 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5418 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Date Public
2008-04-09 00:00
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