Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1000226
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
cobblerPyPI | < 3.0.0 | 3.0.0 |
Affected products
12- ghsa-coords12 versionspkg:pypi/cobblerpkg:rpm/opensuse/cobbler&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/cobbler&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/cobbler&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/cobbler&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Client%20Tools%2012pkg:rpm/suse/cobbler&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%203.0pkg:rpm/suse/cobbler&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%203.1pkg:rpm/suse/cobbler&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%203.2pkg:rpm/suse/cobbler&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/cobbler&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/release-notes-susemanager&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%203.1pkg:rpm/suse/release-notes-susemanager-proxy&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%203.1
< 3.0.0+ 11 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.0
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-lp152.6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.1.336+git.5639a3af-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.6-49.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.6-49.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.6-49.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.6-5.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.6-6.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.6-49.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.2-bp152.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.8-5.38.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.8-0.15.29.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f88q-22g8-frcgghsaADVISORY
- github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1916nvdIssue TrackingVendor AdvisoryWEB
- movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000226ghsaADVISORY
- movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-apighsaWEB
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