CVE-2018-1000226

Description

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 Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api) that can result in Privilege escalation, data manipulation or exfiltration, LDAP credential harvesting. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Taking advantage of improper validation of security tokens in API endpoints. Please note this is a different issue than CVE-2018-10931.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 75.89% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/ third party advisory
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1916 vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000226?
CVE-2018-1000226 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000226?
To fix CVE-2018-1000226, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000226 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1000226 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~76% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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