CVE-2018-1000225

Published: Aug 20, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79

6.1MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

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 escalation to admin.. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Sending unauthenticated JavaScript payload to the Cobbler XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

cobblerd

aka cobbler

cobblerOn-prem

DevTools & CI / build-test-tools

PyPI

package-ecosystem

cobbler

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Execution

Initial Access

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References

https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917

github.com

https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/

movermeyer.com

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000225

nvd.nist.gov

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