PT-2009-2027 · Puppet · Puppet Master Webutil

Published 2009-03-30 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-6557

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Puppet Master WebUtil version 2.7

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the details command. This is related to the cgi-bin/webutil.pl file.

Recommendations For The Puppet Master WebUtil version 2.7, consider restricting access to the cgi-bin/webutil.pl file to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the details command until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6557

Affected Products

Puppet Master Webutil

References · 6

• 🔥 http://osvdb.org/51181 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/28393 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6557 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49821 · Note