CVE-2008-4796
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-4796 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-10-30 20:56:54 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nagios | Nagios | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Snoopy Project | Snoopy | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Wordpress | Wordpress | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000074.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | jvndb.jvn.jp | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Nagios Core 4.x Version History - Nagios | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.nagios.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1691-1 moodle | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| SourceForge.net: News: Snoopy 1.2.4 security fix | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sourceforge.net | Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Nagios: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-26) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| 504 Gateway Time-out | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - CVE-2008-4796: snoopy triage | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1871-1 wordpress | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Snoopy "_httpsrequest()" Shell Command Execution Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| JVN#20502807 Snoopy command injection vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | jvn.jp | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710470 Gentoo Linux NagInternetwork Operating System Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-26)