7.5
HIGH
CVE-2012-2395
Cobbler Shell Metacharacter Injection Vulnerability
Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in action_power.py in Cobbler 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) username or (2) password fields to the power_system method in the xmlrpc API.

INFO

Published Date :

June 16, 2012, 12:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2395 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cobblerd cobbler
1 Michael_dehaan cobbler

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2395 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2012-2395 cobbler: command injection flaw in the power management XML-RPC API Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in action_power.py in Cobbler 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) username or (2) password fields to the power_system method in the xmlrpc API.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1060 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2395 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824460 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in action_power.py in Cobbler 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) username or (2) password fields to the power_system method in the xmlrpc API. CVE-2012-2395 cobbler: command injection flaw in the power management XML-RPC API
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824460 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1060 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2395 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.74 }} -0.36%

score

0.88036

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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