Fedora EPEL 9 update for cobbler3.2



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-47533
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

cobbler3.2
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Improper authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU100775

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47533

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the authentication process within the utils.get_shared_secret(), which always returns the "-1" value and as a result allows anyone to connect to the XML-RPC interface as user `''` password "-1". A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and perform arbitrary changes in the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 9

cobbler3.2: before 3.2.3-1.el9

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-1fa5fbde17


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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