6.1med
CVE-2016-9605
Cobbler Arbitrary File Read
Also known as GHSA-4vc9-4xpq-77vm, PYSEC-2026-623
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.8%
percentile 57%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A flaw was found in cobbler software component version 2.6.11-1. It suffers from an invalid parameter validation vulnerability, leading the arbitrary file reading. The flaw is triggered by navigating to a vulnerable URL via cobbler-web on a default installation.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.81% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| OSV | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | cobbler | <=2.6.11-1 | no fix listed |
Affected products
- The cobbler Project cobbler
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9605 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9605 · advisory
- github.com /cobbler/cobbler · package
- pypi.org /project/cobbler · package
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-4vc9-4xpq-77vm · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-9605
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-4vc9-4xpq-77vm
- NVD: CVE-2016-9605
- OSV: PYSEC-2026-623
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