CVE-2021-40323: Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning

CVE-2021-40323 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-10-04

Cobbler before 3.3.0 allows log poisoning, and resultant Remote Code Execution, via an XMLRPC method that logs to the logfile for template injection.

Technologies: cobbler (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-40323 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-40323 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-40323?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 October 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
cobbler (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=d8f60bbf14a838c8c8a1dba98086b223e35fe70a|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-40323?
Yes. cobbler (PyPI): upgrade to 3.3.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-40323?
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 3.3.0 or later
    pip install "cobbler>=3.3.0"

Affected products

  • cobbler (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=d8f60bbf14a838c8c8a1dba98086b223e35fe70a|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-40323
  • GHSA-cpqf-3c3r-c9g2
  • PYSEC-2021-373

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