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FKIE_CVE-2012-2395

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-06-16 00:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:41
Severity
Summary
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in action_power.py in Cobbler 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) username or (2) password fields to the power_system method in the xmlrpc API.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00016.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00000.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/18
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/4
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/82458
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53666
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cobbler/+bug/978999
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/6d9167e5da44eca56bdf42b5776097a6779aaadfExploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/141
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00016.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/18
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/82458
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53666
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cobbler/+bug/978999
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/6d9167e5da44eca56bdf42b5776097a6779aaadfExploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/141
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
michael_dehaan cobbler 2.2.0

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:41:28.883",
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