CVE-2008-6557

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the details command.

Affected products

Puppetmaster Webutil: 2.7

References

http://osvdb.org/51181
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49821
http://osvdb.org/51181
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49821

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