Privilege escalation in Cobbler

CVE-2011-4954

cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (26.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cobbler — versions 2011-09-28
Cobblerd Cobbler

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4954?: CVE-2011-4954 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cobbler, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2011-4954?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.