CVE-2008-5857

The 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.

Published: 2009-01-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5857 is rated Moderate Risk (49.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.57%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5857

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.35% 0.57% +0.22%
2 2023-03-07 1.13% 0.35% -0.78%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.13% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5857

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5857

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5857

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5857 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (knowledgetree), 7 status rows across 7 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5857

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5857

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management <= 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.0.3a cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.0.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.0.3b cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.1a cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.1b cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.4a cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.5.2a cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.5.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.5.2b cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.5.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.5.2c cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.5.2c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
knowledgetree_document_management knowledgetree_document_management 3.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:knowledgetree_document_management:knowledgetree_document_management:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5857

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