HIGH
Observer 0.3.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter to (1) whois.php or (2) netcmd.php
Published Sep 29, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.15%
Description
Observer 0.3.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the query parameter to (1) whois.php or (2) netcmd.php.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 0.3.2.1
- 0.1.0
- 0.1.1
- 0.1.2
- 0.2.0
- 0.2.1
- 0.2.2
- 0.2.3
- 0.2.4
- 0.2.5
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.30-pre-1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
14.15% 0.14149
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.14149
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.15% (0.14149) | 96.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.04% (0.14037) | 96.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 5.11% (0.05113) | 89.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.92% (0.03923) | 87.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.93% (0.07931) | 86.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.02% (0.04022) | 87.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00894) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 82.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00902) | 82.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01026) | 81.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00845) | 79.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 77.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4322 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45398 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6559 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4322 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45398 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6559 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 29, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 29, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4318
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a