CVE-2018-10931
cobbler: CobblerXMLRPCInterface exports all its methods over XMLRPC
Severity
CriticalRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 9, 2018
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
An API-exposure flaw was found in cobbler, where it exported CobblerXMLRPCInterface private functions over XMLRPC. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to gain important privileges within cobbler, as well as upload files to an arbitrary location in the daemon context.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
If SELinux is enabled, it might prevent some locations from accepting uploaded files from the attacker. This prevents some basic attacks allowing remote code execution, although it would not exclude all other possibilities.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-749 · Exposed Dangerous Method or Function