CVE-2008-5905 describes an access restriction bypass vulnerability in the web interface plugin of KTorrent before version 3.1.4. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted HTTP POST request to upload arbitrary torrent files, initiating downloads and seeding. While the CVSS score is 4.3 (medium severity) due to network access and low impact (partial integrity), there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ktorrent:ktorrent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ktorrent:ktorrent:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ktorrent:ktorrent:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ktorrent:ktorrent:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ktorrent:ktorrent:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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