cobbler: command injection flaw in the power management XML-RPC API
Published Jun 16, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.60%
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in action_power.py in Cobbler 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) username or (2) password fields to the power_system method in the xmlrpc API.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.0
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Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4
cobbler-0:2.0.7-14.6.el5sat
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1060
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 | cobbler-0:2.0.7-14.6.el5sat | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1060 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of cobbler as shipped with Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.3.0, as it did not include the upstream commit 0e5f6f2d50d460f4c6b0c9f62cfed0ff5c546906 that introduced this flaw. This issue affects the version of cobbler as shipped with Red Hat Network Satellite Server 5.4.0.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.60% (0.05601) | 92.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.56% (0.05555) | 91.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 0.87% (0.00872) | 74.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 2.37% (0.02372) | 84.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00643) | 68.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.74% (0.01741) | 88.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | 1.74% (0.01741) | 88.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02103) | 87.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 87.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.08% (0.03083) | 89.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.54% (0.03535) | 84.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/18 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/82458 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53666 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2395 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cobbler/+bug/978999 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824460 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g34c-mg6m-xvxj Advisory
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/6d9167e5da44eca56bdf42b5776097a6779aaadf x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/141 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00016.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00000.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2395
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120712025653/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53666
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2395
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/18
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/4
- https://www.osvdb.org/82458
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