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CVE-2008-5905

15
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0246 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-5905

ktorrent: multiple security issues in the web interface

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
ktorrent.org
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/01/08/1
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/32442
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32447
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/33675
secunia.com / advisories/34003
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200902-05.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46117
securityfocus.com / bid/31927
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-711-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2911