UNKNOWN PyPI
Cobbler Web Interface Kickstart Template Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
GHSA-p8w2-f44p-fmcj · CVE-2008-6954 · PYSEC-2026-795
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Description
The web interface (CobblerWeb) in Cobbler before 1.2.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code with the root privileges in cobblerd by editing a Cheetah kickstart template to import arbitrary Python modules.
References
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6954
- WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46625
- PACKAGE https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20111227125913/http://secunia.com/advisories/32804
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20111227151912/http://secunia.com/advisories/32737
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20200228143518/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32317
- WEB https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00462.html
- WEB https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00485.html
- WEB http://freshmeat.net/projects/cobbler/releases/288374
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