Fedora 29 update for 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 |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system cobbler Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU14482
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
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 updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 29
cobbler: before 2.8.5-0.1.fc29
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-cd24f60a94
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.
