Name: CVE-2018-1000225: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-1000225, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.00268

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 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cobbler-web that can result in Privilege escalation to admin.. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Sending unauthenticated JavaScript payload to the Cobbler XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api).

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Aug 20, 2018
Suse	—	Upgrade cobblerUpgrade cobbler-webUpgrade cobbler-tests	Sep 4, 2018	Aug 20, 2018
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade cobbler (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade cobbler-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade cobbler-web (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade koan (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-cobbler (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-koan (Ubuntu Pro)	Nov 16, 2023	Aug 20, 2018

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CVSS Details

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