CVE-2008-6555 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability in the cgi-bin/webutil.pl script of The Puppet Master WebUtil. Attackers can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'dig' command, leading to arbitrary command execution on the affected server. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppetmaster:webutil:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppetmaster:webutil:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.