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CVE-2008-6557

cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

10.0 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.20%Up 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

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.

Record
CVE-2008-6557
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-6557
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6520 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-6520
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwcj-c7v2-8r5p No score

cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

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.

Record
GHSA-vwcj-c7v2-8r5p
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-6557 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Puppetmaster Webutil, published March 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.20%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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