CVE-2008-4796

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 9.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

The _httpsrequest function (Snoopy/Snoopy.class.php) in Snoopy 1.2.3 and earlier, as used in (1) ampache, (2) libphp-snoopy, (3) mahara, (4) mediamate, (5) opendb, (6) pixelpost, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in https URLs.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 4.0, 5.0
Nagios Enterprises nagios: before 4.2.2 — fixed in 4.2.2
Snoopy Project Snoopy: through 1.2.3
WordPress: before 2.6.3 — fixed in 2.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nagios Enterprises nagios 4.2.2; WordPress 2.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN20502807/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000074.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32361
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=879959
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496068/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31887
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2901
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46068
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26

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