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CVE-2021-45083: Incorrect Default Permissions in Cobbler

February 21, 2022 (updated September 13, 2024)

An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. Files in /etc/cobbler are world readable. Two of those files contain some sensitive information that can be exposed to a local user who has non-privileged access to the server. The users.digest file contains the sha2-512 digest of users in a Cobbler local installation. In the case of an easy-to-guess password, it’s trivial to obtain the plaintext string. The settings.yaml file contains secrets such as the hashed default password.

References

  • bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193671
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5946-mpw5-pqxx
  • github.com/cobbler/cobbler
  • github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/10b2112db83fedfc391e900edfedc2b4e507d3f7
  • github.com/cobbler/cobbler/pull/2945
  • github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases
  • github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases/tag/v3.3.1
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cobbler/PYSEC-2022-38.yaml
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEJN7CPW6YCHBFQPFZKGA6AVA6T5NPIW
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5CSXQE7Q4TVDQJKFYBO4XDH3BZ7BLAR
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZCXMOUW4DH4DYWIJN44SMSU6R3CZDZBE
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45083
  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/3

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.3.1

Fixed versions

  • 3.3.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3.1 or above.

Impact 7.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions

Source file

pypi/Cobbler/CVE-2021-45083.yml

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