Privilege escalation in Cobbler
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-10931 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cobbler Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | Cobbler project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU14482
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10931
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to exposure of all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface class over XMLRPC. A remote unauthenticated attacker can gain high privileges within cobbler, upload files to arbitrary location in the context of the daemon.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCobbler: 2.6.0 - 2.6.11
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10931
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
