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Critical USN-6475-1 11 CVEs

cobbler vulnerabilities

Published Nov 13, 2023 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly handle user input, which
could result in an absolute path traversal. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2014-3225)

It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly handle user input, which
could result in command injection. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code with high privileges.
(CVE-2017-1000469, CVE-2021-45082)

It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly hide private functions in
a class. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to gain high
privileges and upload files to an arbitrary location.
(CVE-2018-10931, CVE-2018-1000225, CVE-2018-1000226)

Nicolas Chatelain discovered that Cobbler did not properly handle user
input, which could result in log poisoning. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass authorization, write in an arbitrary
file, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-40323, CVE-2021-40324, CVE-2021-40325)

It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly handle file permissions
during package install or update operations. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to perform a privilege escalation attack. (CVE-2021-45083)

It was discovered that Cobbler did not properly process credentials for
expired accounts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to login to
the platform with an expired account or password. (CVE-2022-0860)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS cobbler 2.4.1-0ubuntu2+esm1

Vulnerabilities 11

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2017-1000469

    Cobbler vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

    Cobbler version up to 2.8.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the "add repo" component resulting in arbitrary code execution as root user.

    cobbler cobbler Ubuntu PyPI
  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2018-1000226 Scanner template EPSS 13%

    Cobbler Improper Validation of Security Tokens

    Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api) that can result in P…

    cobbler cobbler Ubuntu PyPI
  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2018-10931 EPSS 68%

    Cobbler has Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

    It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface class over XMLRPC. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to gain high privileges within cobbler, upload files to arbitrary location in the context of the da…

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  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2021-40323 Scanner template EPSS 87%

    Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning

    Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning, and resultant Remote Code Execution, via an XMLRPC method that logs to the logfile for template injection.

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  • High 8.2
    CVE-2022-0860

    Improper Authorization in cobbler/cobbler

    Improper Authorization in GitHub repository cobbler/cobbler prior to 3.3.2.

    cobbler cobbler/cobbler cobbler cobbler Ubuntu PyPI
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2021-45082

    Command Injection in Cobbler

    An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. In the templar.py file, the function check_for_invalid_imports can allow Cheetah code to import Python modules via the "#from MODULE import" substring. (Only lines beginning with #import are blocked.)

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  • High 7.5
    CVE-2021-40324 EPSS 69%

    Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows arbitrary file write operations via upload_log_data.

    Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows arbitrary file write operations via upload_log_data.

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  • High 7.5
    CVE-2021-40325

    Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows authorization bypass for modification of settings.

    Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows authorization bypass for modification of settings.

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  • High 7.1
    CVE-2021-45083

    Incorrect Default Permissions in Cobbler

    An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. Files in /etc/cobbler are world readable. Two of those files contain some sensitive information that can be exposed to a local user who has non-privileged access to the server. The users.digest file contains th…

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  • Medium 6.1
    CVE-2018-1000225

    Cobbler XSS Vulnerability

    Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cobbler-web that can result in Privilege esc…

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  • Medium —
    CVE-2014-3225 Public exploit

    Cobbler Path Traversal vulnerability

    Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the web interface in Cobbler 2.4.x through 2.6.x allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via the Kickstart field in a profile.

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References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3225
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000469
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10931
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000225
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000226
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40323
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40324
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40325
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45082
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45083
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0860