cobbler: Cross site scripting in profile page
Published Aug 22, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.81%
Description
A flaw was found in cobbler software component version 2.6.11-1. It suffers from an invalid parameter validation vulnerability, leading the arbitrary file reading. The flaw is triggered by navigating to a vulnerable URL via cobbler-web on a default installation.
Affected products
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- Version 2.6.11-1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The cobbler Project | Cobbler | n/a |
|
- 2.6.11-1
No data.
Red Hat Satellite 5
cobbler
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | cobbler | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Satellite 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/satellite
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 55.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.80% (0.00799) | 51.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 42.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 35.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 34.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9605 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1433950 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9605 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4vc9-4xpq-77vm Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9605
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9605
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9605 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1433950 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9605 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4vc9-4xpq-77vm | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9605 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9605 |
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