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Cobbler Web Interface Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32737
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Release Date:
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2008-11-17
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Popularity:
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814 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Cobbler 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Cobbler, which can be exploited by malicious users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to the Cobbler Web Interface allowing users to edit kickstart templates, which can be imported as Python modules via Cheetah to execute arbitrary Python code as root user.
Successful exploitation requires access to the Cobbler Web Interface.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.2.9.
Solution:
Update to version 1.2.9.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Original Advisory:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/cobbler/?branch_id=66473&release_id=288374
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