HIGH
cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the whois command
Published Mar 30, 2009
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.20%
Description
cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the whois command.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.3
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.
3.20% 0.03196
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03196
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.20% (0.03196) | 87.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.17% (0.03170) | 86.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.98% (0.02978) | 85.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 82.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 81.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 79.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/51181 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49820 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/51181 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49820 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 30, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 30, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6556
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a