Privilege escalation in Cobbler - CVE-2018-1000226
Published: August 21, 2018 / Updated: August 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14492
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000226
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cobbler project
Affected software:
Cobbler
Cobbler
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of security tokens by the XMLRPC API endpoints. A remote unauthenticated attacker can perform unauthorized actions on a targeted system, such as gaining elevated privileges, modifying or accessing data, or accessing sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1000226
Install update from vendor's website.