CVE-2011-4954 Privilege escalation in cobbler
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-4954 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2011-4954 is a high-severity vulnerability in cobbler, published on 19 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4954 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: cobbler. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4954/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4954/index.md)
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting an insecure PYTHON_EGG_CACHE location in Cobbler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4954?
CVE-2011-4954 is a high-severity vulnerability in cobbler, published on 19 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cobbler has local privilege escalation via the use of insecure location for PYTHON_EGG_CACHE
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4954?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cobblerd Cobbler.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4954?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-4954 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4954 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in cobbler
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpw3-rh6p-7pp4.