CVE-2008-1726

KnowledgeQuest 2.6 - SQL Injection via kqid or username Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1726. PoCs published by Virangar Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in KnowledgeQuest 2.6, allowing unauthorized data extraction and authentication bypass via crafted HTTP requests. The PoC includes specific URLs and payloads to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in KnowledgeQuest 2.6, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) kqid parameter to (a) articletext.php and (b) articletextonly.php and the (2) username parameter to (c) logincheck.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Virangar Security · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5421

This exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in KnowledgeQuest 2.6, allowing unauthorized data extraction and authentication bypass via crafted HTTP requests. The PoC includes specific URLs and payloads to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: KnowledgeQuest 2.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/44256
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28713
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/44255
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5421
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28716
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29716
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/44254
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41746

Scores

EPSS 0.0158
EPSS Percentile 72.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
myknowledgequest/knowledgequest 2.6
Published Apr 11, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026