CVE-2021-45083: High severity cobbler vulnerability

Published Feb 20, 2022
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
pip/cobbler<3.3.1
3.3.1
Cobbler Project Cobbler<3.3.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
Fedoraproject Fedora=36

Event History

Feb 20, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:56 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:56 PM
Description
Feb 21, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·12:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-45083?

CVE-2021-45083 is a vulnerability in Cobbler before version 3.3.1 that allows local users with non-privileged access to the server to read sensitive information.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-45083?

CVE-2021-45083 has a severity level of 7.1 (high).

3

How does CVE-2021-45083 impact Cobbler?

CVE-2021-45083 allows local users to read sensitive information from files in the /etc/cobbler directory.

4

How can I fix CVE-2021-45083?

To fix CVE-2021-45083, you should upgrade Cobbler to version 3.3.1 or higher.

5

Are there any references for CVE-2021-45083?

Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2021-45083 at the following references: [link1], [link2], and [link3].

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