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Incorrect Default Permissions in Cobbler

  • Disclosed: 20.02.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 15:17

An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. Files in /etc/cobbler are world readable. Two of those files contain some sensitive information that can be exposed to a local user who has non-privileged access to the server. The users.digest file contains the sha2-512 digest of users in a Cobbler local installation. In the case of an easy-to-guess password, it's trivial to obtain the plaintext string. The settings.yaml file contains secrets such as the hashed default password.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) cobbler < 3.3.1 3.3.1

References

CVSS score 7.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-276
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
cobbler
Disclosed
20.02.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 15:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2022-38 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5946-mpw5-pqxx - 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.

All (18) in the archive
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

Severity:
  1. cobbler allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC server with known password and make changes
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-47533 >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.3, >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.7 3.2.3, 3.3.7
  2. Cobbler is vulnerable to code injection
    High CVE-2010-2235 < 2.0.7 2.0.7
  3. Cobbler subject to Command Injection
    High CVE-2012-2395 < 2.6.0 2.6.0
  4. Cobbler Web Interface Kickstart Template Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
    High CVE-2008-6954 < 1.2.9 1.2.9
  5. Cobbler vulnerable to arbitrary code execution
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2017-1000469 < 3.0.0 3.0.0
  6. Cobbler has Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-10931 >= 2.6.0, < 3.0.0 3.0.0
  7. Cobbler Improper Validation of Security Tokens
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-1000226 < 3.0.0 3.0.0
  8. Cobbler Web Interface Lacks CSRF Protection
    High · 8.8 CVE-2011-4952 < 2.6.0 2.6.0
  9. Incorrect Default Permissions in Cobbler this entry
    High · 7.1 CVE-2021-45083 < 3.3.1 3.3.1
  10. Command Injection in Cobbler
    High · 7.8 CVE-2021-45082 < 3.3.1 3.3.1
  11. Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows authorization bypass for modification of settings.
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-40325 < 3.3.0 3.3.0
  12. Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows arbitrary file write operations via upload_log_data.
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-40324 < 3.3.0 3.3.0
  13. Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning
    High · 9.8 CVE-2021-40323 < 3.3.0 3.3.0

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