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GHSA-P8W2-F44P-FMCJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:10 – Updated: 2024-02-09 18:39

Summary

Cobbler Web Interface Kickstart Template Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Details

The web interface (CobblerWeb) in Cobbler before 1.2.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code with the root privileges in cobblerd by editing a Cheetah kickstart template to import arbitrary Python modules.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "cobbler"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.2.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-6954"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-02-09T18:39:18Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-08-12T10:30:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-p8w2-f44p-fmcj",
  "modified": "2024-02-09T18:39:18Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:10:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6954"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46625"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20111227125913/http://secunia.com/advisories/32804"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20111227151912/http://secunia.com/advisories/32737"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200228143518/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32317"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00462.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00485.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://freshmeat.net/projects/cobbler/releases/288374"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Cobbler Web Interface Kickstart Template Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
}

CVE-2008-6954 (GCVE-0-2008-6954)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-12 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:49

Summary

The web interface (CobblerWeb) in Cobbler before 1.2.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code in cobblerd by editing a Cheetah kickstart template to import arbitrary Python modules.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2298 records in the last 180 days details

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://osvdb.org/50291	vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32804	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/32737	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32317	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://freshmeat.net/projects/cobbler/releases/288374	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2008-11-15 00:00

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PYSEC-2026-795

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-06 08:03 - Updated: 2026-07-07 11:30

Details

Impacted products

Name	purl
cobbler	pkg:pypi/cobbler

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "cobbler",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/cobbler"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.2.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.6.3-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-6954",
    "GHSA-p8w2-f44p-fmcj"
  ],
  "details": "The web interface (CobblerWeb) in Cobbler before 1.2.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code with the root privileges in cobblerd by editing a Cheetah kickstart template to import arbitrary Python modules.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-795",
  "modified": "2026-07-07T11:30:29.626465Z",
  "published": "2026-07-06T08:03:24.945214Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6954"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46625"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20111227125913/http://secunia.com/advisories/32804"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20111227151912/http://secunia.com/advisories/32737"
    },
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      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200228143518/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32317"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00462.html"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00485.html"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://freshmeat.net/projects/cobbler/releases/288374"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/cobbler"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p8w2-f44p-fmcj"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cobbler Web Interface Kickstart Template Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
}

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GHSA-P8W2-F44P-FMCJ

CVE-2008-6954 (GCVE-0-2008-6954)

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