Cobbler 2.6.11-1 cobbler-web Invalid Parameter cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Cobbler 2.6.11-1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component cobbler-web. The manipulation as part of a Invalid Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2017. The weakness was presented 08/22/2018 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9605 since 11/22/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 511 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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11/22/2016 🔍
03/29/2017 +126 days 🔍
08/22/2018 +510 days 🔍
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08/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/04/2023 +1715 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9605 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2018 06:32
Updated: 05/04/2023 08:52
Changes: 08/23/2018 06:32 (58), 03/17/2020 13:51 (2), 05/04/2023 08:52 (14)
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