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CVE-2021-40323

Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning, and resultant Remote Code Execution, via an XMLRPC method that logs to the lo

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.93171
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
cobbler project cobbler<= 3.3.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI cobbler HIGH fixed in 3.3.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
nucleiCobbler <3.3.0 - Remote Code Executioncritical
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

1
et-openET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Clobber API XMLRPC Template Injection (CVE-2021-40323)web-application-attack
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD04 Oct 2021 · 06:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
usnUSN-6475-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2021_3162-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:3151-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:3170-1
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/d8f60bbf14a838c8c8a1dba98086b223e35fe70aPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases/tag/v3.3.0ProductThird Party Advisory
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