CVE-2008-4796 in the critical feed json
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…
published 2008-10-30 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4775
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 9.0%
- EPSS 9.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- nagios nagios 4.2.2
- wordpress wordpress 2.6.3
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.5.1-9
- libphp-snoopy Debian 12 1.2.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4796
- nagios openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.4.6-2.5
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11073-1
- securityfocus.com/bid/31887 advisory
- sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=879959 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2008-4796 updated cvss 7.5
snoopy: command execution via shell metacharacters
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Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 nagiosaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
8.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
- Technology feeds
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/31887
vdb-entry, patch, third-party-advisory
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sourceforge.net
/forum/forum.php?forum_id=879959
broken-link, patch, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2009/dsa-1871
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201702-26
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1691
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/46068
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/1
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/2901
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496068/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN20502807/index.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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nagios.org
/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/
third-party-advisory
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jvndb.jvn.jp
/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000074.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/32361
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-4796
- NVD CVE-2008-4796
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