CVE-2018-1000225
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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).
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affected products (7)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2928Cobbler: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2018-08-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in SUSE Manager und cobbler ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder Sicherheitsrestriktionen zu umgehen.
- GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7Cobbler XSS Vulnerability2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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).
- PYSEC-2026-796Cobbler XSS Vulnerability2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
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).
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917cnnvd
- https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/cnnvd
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917enisa_euvd
- https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917Third Party Advisorynvd
- https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/Third Party Advisorynvd
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