CVE-2008-6954

N/A Unknown

Published: August 12, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The web interface (CobblerWeb) in Cobbler before 1.2.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code in cobblerd by editing a Cheetah kickstart template to import arbitrary Python modules.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://freshmeat.net/projects/cobbler/releases/288374

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://osvdb.org/50291

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32737

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32804

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32317

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46625

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00462.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00485.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://freshmeat.net/projects/cobbler/releases/288374