CVE-2008-4796: OS Command Injection
First published: Thu Oct 30 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Snoopy | <=1.2.3 | |
| Debian | =4.0 | |
| Debian | =5.0 | |
| Nagios Plugins | <4.2.2 | |
| WordPress | <2.6.3 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN20502807/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000074.html
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=879959
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32361
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31887
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2901
- https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46068
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496068/100/0/threaded
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4796
- http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2901
- http://wordpress.org/development/2008/10/wordpress-263/
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/FEDORA-2008-9304
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2008-9257
- http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/782
- http://snoopy.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/snoopy/Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/moodle-1.9.3-3.fc10
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/moodle-1.9.3-3.fc9
- http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/moodle-1.8.7-1.fc8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=957481
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=958302
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=958305
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469320
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4796 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4796
- https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-4796.json
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2008-4796?
CVE-2008-4796 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow remote command execution.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4796?
To fix CVE-2008-4796, you should upgrade Snoopy to version 1.2.4 or a later version, which addresses this vulnerability.
Which software is affected by CVE-2008-4796?
CVE-2008-4796 affects Snoopy versions up to and including 1.2.3, along with applications like Ampache, Nagios, and WordPress versions up to 2.6.3.
What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2008-4796?
CVE-2008-4796 can be exploited through remote command injection attacks via specially crafted HTTPS URLs.
Is CVE-2008-4796 still relevant today?
Yes, CVE-2008-4796 remains relevant for legacy systems and applications still using the vulnerable versions of the software.
- agent/type
- agent/remedy
- collector/redhat-cve
- source/Red Hat
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- alias/CVE-2008-4796
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-historical
- vendor/snoopy project
- canonical/snoopy
- version/snoopy/1.2.3
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian
- version/debian/4.0
- version/debian/5.0
- vendor/nagios
- canonical/nagios plugins
- vendor/wordpress
- canonical/wordpress