# CVE-2018-1000226: Cobbler Improper Validation of Security Tokens

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1000226-cobbler-improper-validation-of-security-tokens  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-1000226 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2022-05-13

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 Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api) that can result in Privilege escalation, data manipulation or exfiltration, LDAP credential harvesting. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Taking advantage of improper validation of security tokens in API endpoints. Please note this is a different issue than CVE-2018-10931.

Technologies: [cobbler (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cobbler). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-1000226 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1000226 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-1000226?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** cobbler (PyPI) <= 2.6.11, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1000226?** 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-2018-1000226?** 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

  ```sh
  pip install "cobbler>=3.0.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- cobbler (PyPI) <= 2.6.11, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-1000226
- GHSA-f88q-22g8-frcg
- PYSEC-2026-315

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