CVE-2017-1000469: Cobbler vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

CVE-2017-1000469 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2022-05-14

Cobbler version up to 2.8.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the "add repo" component resulting in arbitrary code execution as root user.

Technologies: cobbler (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-1000469 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-1000469 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000469?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 14 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
cobbler (PyPI) <= 2.8.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-1000469?
Yes. cobbler (PyPI): upgrade to 3.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-1000469?
Check whether you run cobbler (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • cobbler (PyPI): upgrade to 3.0.0 or later
    pip install "cobbler>=3.0.0"

Affected products

  • cobbler (PyPI) <= 2.8.2, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2017-1000469
  • GHSA-96hw-v598-jvgh
  • PYSEC-2026-314

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