CVE-2008-6555

Puppet Master WebUtil - Remote Command Execution via Dig Command Shell Metacharacters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6555. PoCs published by Zero X.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates command injection in Webutil via unsanitized input parameters. It leverages shell metacharacters to execute arbitrary commands (e.g., `cat /etc/passwd`) through the `details`, `dig`, and `whois` parameters.

Description

cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dig command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Zero X · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31466

The exploit demonstrates command injection in Webutil via unsanitized input parameters. It leverages shell metacharacters to execute arbitrary commands (e.g., `cat /etc/passwd`) through the `details`, `dig`, and `whois` parameters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Webutil 2.3 and 2.7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Webutil instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489961/100/0/threaded
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28393
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/51181
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41400

Scores

EPSS 0.0446
EPSS Percentile 90.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
puppetmaster/webutil 2.3
puppetmaster/webutil 2.7
Published Mar 30, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026