CVE-2008-5906

Description

Eval injection vulnerability in the web interface plugin in KTorrent before 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via unspecified parameters to this interface's PHP scripts.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.16% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ktorrent.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/08/1 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31927 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-711-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32447 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32442 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34003 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-05.xml vendor advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=244741
http://secunia.com/advisories/33675 third party advisory
http://ktorrent.org/?q=node/23 vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=504178
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46118 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2911 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5906?
CVE-2008-5906 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5906?
To fix CVE-2008-5906, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5906 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5906 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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