CVE-2008-4796

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 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4796 is rated High Risk (78.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.98%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +7.89% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4796

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.09% 8.98% +7.89%
2 2026-06-13 0.93% 1.09% +0.16%
3 2026-06-09 0.93%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4796

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4796

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4796

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2008-4796 medium priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libphp-snoopy, wordpress), 8 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 8. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4796
gentoo high CVE-2008-4796: 1 GLSA(s) (201702-26), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/nagios-core); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4796
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4796
suse medium CVE-2008-4796 severity moderate: SUSE including 9 source package names (nagios, nagios-4.4.6-2.5, …), 14 product×package rows across 6 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for Teradata, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for Teradata, … (6 product lines)): Known Not Affected 8, Fixed 6. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4796/
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-4796 medium priority: Ubuntu including 10 source packages (ampache, gforge-plugin-scmcvs, …), 110 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 47, DNE 31, ignored 21, released 9, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4796

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4796

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
snoopy_project snoopy <= 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:snoopy_project:snoopy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nagios nagios < 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wordpress wordpress < 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4796

URL Tags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN20502807/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2008/JVNDB-2008-000074.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32361 Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=879959 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1871 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/01/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496068/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31887 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2901 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46068 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-26 Third Party Advisory
https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/ Third Party Advisory
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