CVE-2006-2548
Prodder before 0.5, and perlpodder before 0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the URL of a…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 13.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Prodder before 0.5, and perlpodder before 0.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the URL of a podcast (url attribute of an enclosure tag, or $enc_url variable), which is executed when running wget.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits1
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Prodder 0.4 - Arbitrary Shell Command Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 27902remote, linuxpublished 22 May 2006Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.6% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References13
- perlpodder-dlset-command-execution(26575) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060522 Prodder Remote Arbitrary Command Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 18068 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- prodder-encurl-command-execution(26568) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060522 Prodder Remote Arbitrary Command Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1905 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2006-002.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 25690 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20238 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2006-003.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=418189&group_id=148643 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20208 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 942 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-2548 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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