CVE-2008-6556

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49820

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-03-30

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H