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OS Command Injection Affecting wordpress package, versions <2.5.1-9

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.12% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362949
  • published 30 Oct 2008
  • disclosed 30 Oct 2008
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Introduced: 30 Oct 2008

CVE-2008-4796 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-78 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 2.5.1-9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical