UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40323

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40323

    Published: 4 Oct 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-40323
    Aliases:
    USN-6475-1

    Summary:

    Details: Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning, and resultant Remote Code Execution, via an XMLRPC method that logs to the logfile for template injection.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40323, https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/pull/2794, https://tnpitsecurity.com/blog/cobbler-multiple-vulnerabilities/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6475-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40323

    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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