CVE-2018-1000225: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

May 14, 2022 (updated July 25, 2023)

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

github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7
github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917
movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000225

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