Cobbler subject to Command Injection
A Command Injection in action_power.py in Cobbler prior to v2.6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) username or (2) password fields to the power_system method in the xmlrpc API.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | cobbler | < 2.6.0 | 2.6.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2395
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/141
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/6d9167e5da44eca56bdf42b5776097a6779aaadf
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cobbler/+bug/978999
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00016.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00000.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120712025653/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53666
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/18
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/4
- https://www.osvdb.org/82458
- https://pypi.org/project/cobbler
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g34c-mg6m-xvxj
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
cobbler- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-792 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-g34c-mg6m-xvxj - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: cobbler
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 18
- First → latest
- 10.2021 11.2024
- Without a fix
- 2
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 4
- High 9
- Medium 5
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 14
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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