RCE in Cobbler Project
CVE-2021-40323
Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning, and resultant Remote Code Execution, via an XMLRPC method that logs to the logfile for template injection.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.868 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.868 · newest: 0.868 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/d8f60bbf14a838c8c8a1dba98086b223e35fe70a (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases/tag/v3.3.0 (Product, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40323?
- CVE-2021-40323 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cobbler Project, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40323?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-40323 known to be exploited?
- 25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.