CVE-2008-6556

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2008-6556 · Published 30/03/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-6556 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability affecting webutil (puppet master).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.2%, higher than 88.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
webutil puppet_master	`= 2.3`	No fix yet

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

osvdb.org/51181 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/28393 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49820

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