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.
Published: 2008-10-30
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1691-1 New moodle packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1871-1 New wordpress packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1871-2 New wordpress packages fix regression
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4775 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-791-1 Moodle vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Nagios Nagios
Snoopy Project Snoopy
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:27.318Z

Reserved: 2008-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4796

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-10-30T20:56:54.770

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4796

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2008-10-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4796 - Bugzilla

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