Path traversal in Cobbler - CVE-2014-3225

 

Path traversal in Cobbler - CVE-2014-3225

Published: May 14, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41683
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3225
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to gain access to sensitive information.

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.


Affected software

Cobbler
Fedora
cobbler

How to mitigate CVE-2014-3225

Install update from vendor's website.

cobbler - addressed in versions 2.4.6-1.el5, 2.6.3-1.el6

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

External References

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