# CVE-2018-10931: Cobbler has Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-10931-cobbler-has-exposed-dangerous-method-or-function  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-10931 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2022-05-13

It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface class over XMLRPC. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to gain high privileges within cobbler, upload files to arbitrary location in the context of the daemon.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-10931 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-10931 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-10931?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** cobbler (PyPI) >= 2.6.0, < 3.0.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.6.0,fixed=3.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-10931?** 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-2018-10931?** 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) >= 2.6.0, < 3.0.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.6.0,fixed=3.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-10931
- GHSA-8787-63px-3m23
- PYSEC-2026-313

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