CVE-2008-4796: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 4.0 only; version 5.0 only
• Nagios Nagios: before 4.2.2 (fixed in 4.2.2)
• Snoopy Project Snoopy: up to and including 1.2.3
• WordPress WordPress: before 2.6.3 (fixed in 2.6.3)

Published 2008-10-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.