VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-6556
cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the whois command.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 3.20%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the whois command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.20% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- puppet master/webutil
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/51181Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49820
- http://osvdb.org/51181Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49820
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.