🛡️ CVE-2018-10931 — cobbler
Description
Cobbler has Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface class over XMLRPC. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to gain high privileges within cobbler, upload files to arbitrary location in the context of the daemon.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2018-10931 is classified as CWE-749: Exposed Dangerous Method or Function. A powerful method is reachable by callers who should not be able to invoke it.
Affected software
CVE-2018-10931 is recorded against 1 package.
- cobbler (from 2.6.0 up to 3.0.0)
Timeline and source
Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 1 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
movermeyer.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cobbler | 2.6.0 | 3.0.0 |
References
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