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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-1000225 · published 20 August 2018

CVE-2018-1000225: Cobblerd cobbler cross-site scripting vulnerability

Cobblerd · Cobbler

Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cobbler-web that can result in Privilege escalation to admin.. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Sending unauthenticated JavaScript payload to the Cobbler XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api).

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% · top 31.3% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cobbler-web that can result in Privilege escalation to admin.. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Sending unauthenticated JavaScript payload to the Cobbler XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api).

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917 Third Party Advisory
https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917 Third Party Advisory
https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-1000225), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.