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CVE-2008-6954

Cobbler Web Interface Kickstart Template Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Also known as GHSA-p8w2-f44p-fmcj, PYSEC-2026-795

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

The web interface (CobblerWeb) in Cobbler before 1.2.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code in cobblerd by editing a Cheetah kickstart template to import arbitrary Python modules.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.09.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
pypicobbler
<1.2.9
1.2.9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00462.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /50291 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00485.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32804 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/32737 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46625 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/32317 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • freshmeat.net /projects/cobbler/releases/288374 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6954 · advisory
  • github.com /cobbler/cobbler · package
  • web.archive.org /web/20111227125913/http://secunia.com/advisories/32804 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20111227151912/http://secunia.com/advisories/32737 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20200228143518/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32317 · web
  • pypi.org /project/cobbler · package
  • github.com /advisories/GHSA-p8w2-f44p-fmcj · advisory

Sources

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