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TI-2018-15870 Aliases CVE-2018-1000225GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7

Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01272 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—cobbler (PyPI)up to 2.6.11—No fix listedGHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • cobbler (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 2.6.11 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cobblerd:cobbler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableCobblerd
  • cpe:2.3:a:cobblerd:cobbler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Cobblerd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Satellite 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000225
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2018-15871 Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-04262 cobbler: Web interface lacks CSRF protection when using Django framework CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2011-04264 cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2014-02584 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the web interface in Cobbler 2.4.x through 2.6.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0

Sources

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