CVE-2008-6954
Cobbler Web Interface Kickstart Template Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
EPSS 2.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-6954
To remediate CVE-2008-6954, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- PyPI/cobbler—upgrade to 1.2.9 or later
- PyPI/cobbler—upgrade to 1.2.9 or later
Is CVE-2008-6954 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.2.9
- from 0, < 1.2.9