CVE-2008-6557

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Published Mar 30, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the details command.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:puppetmaster:webutil:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6520	cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the details command.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.2% (3.196% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/51181
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49821

History

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Subscriptions

Puppetmaster Webutil

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 30, 2009, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:34 AM
Reserved: Mar 30, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 30, 2009, 8:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:02 PM

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