CVE-2018-1000225
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…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 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 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 70th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- cobblerd/cobbler
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917Third Party Advisory
- https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917Third Party Advisory
- https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.