Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting koan package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KOAN-1938225
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Aug 2018

Introduced: 2 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-1000225  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 koan.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream koan package and not the koan package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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).