Vulnerability · Published Oct 4, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-40323
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the cobbler package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 86.8% (higher than 99.7% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)86.8%top 0.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning, and resultant Remote Code Execution, via an XMLRPC method that logs to the logfile for template injection.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | cobbler | 3.3.0 | GHSA-cpqf-3c3r-c9g2 |
| PyPI | cobbler | 3.3.0 | PYSEC-2021-373 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/d8f60bbf14a838c8c8a1dba98086b223e35fe70a x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases/tag/v3.3.0 x_refsource_MISC