CVE-2008-5858

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KnowledgeTree before 3.5.4a allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2007-4281.

Published: 2009-01-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5858 is rated Low Risk (38.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5858

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 2026-06-15 0.29% 1.03% +0.75%
2 2025-03-17 0.22% 0.29% +0.07%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.22% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5858

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5858

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-5858

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-5858 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, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-5858

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5858

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-2008-5858

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