CVE-2008-4796
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CVE-2008-4796 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used in (1) ampache, (2) libphp-snoopy, (3) mahara, (4) mediamate, (5) opendb, (6) pixelpost, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in https URLs.. EPSS estimates a 8.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used in (1) ampache, (2) libphp-snoopy, (3) mahara, (4) mediamate, (5) opendb, (6) pixelpost, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in https URLs.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Snoopy Project | Snoopy | <= 1.2.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 |
| Nagios | Nagios | < 4.2.2 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | < 2.6.3 |
References
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN20502807/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000074.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32361Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=879959Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496068/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31887Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2901Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46068Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26Third Party Advisory
- https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/Third Party Advisory
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN20502807/index.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000074.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32361Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=879959Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496068/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31887Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2901Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46068Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26Third Party Advisory
- https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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