Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting cobbler package, versions <2.4.1-0ubuntu2+esm1
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-COBBLER-1195995
- published22 Mar 2026
- disclosed20 Aug 2018
Introduced: 20 Aug 2018
CVE-2018-1000225 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 cobbler to version 2.4.1-0ubuntu2+esm1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cobbler package and not the cobbler package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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).