UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000225

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000225

    Published: 20 Aug 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Aliases:
    USN-6475-1

    Summary:

    Details: Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cobbler-web that can result in Privilege escalation to admin.. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Sending unauthenticated JavaScript payload to the Cobbler XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000225, https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917, https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6475-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000225

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cobbler

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.1-0ubuntu2+esm1

    Affected versions

    2.4.1-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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