CVE-2022-0860 Improper Authorization in cobbler/cobbler

High 8.2 Published Updated

An attacker can bypass authorization checks in Cobbler, potentially accessing restricted functionality without proper credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-0860?

CVE-2022-0860 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 11 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository cobbler/cobbler prior to 3.3.2.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0860?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including cobbler. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
cobbler PyPIAll versions3.3.2
cobbler PyPIAll versions3.3.2
cobbler PyPIAll versions3.3.2
Linux distribution packages (1)
cobbler openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions3.3.2.0+git.9044aa99-1.1

Products include Cobbler Project Cobbler, Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0860?

Upgrade cobbler to 3.3.2 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-0860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mcg6-h362-cmq5, PYSEC-2022-177, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0860, openSUSE-SU-2024:11904-1.

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