CVE-2011-4953

Aliases:GHSA-hpj3-5p46-g87w
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 27 Oct 2014, 01:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 00:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.71% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Oct 2014, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 00:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The set_mgmt_parameters function in item.py in cobbler before 2.2.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the use of the yaml.load function instead of the yaml.safe_load function, as demonstrated using Puppet.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.71%• Percentile: 73%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • cobbler_project•cobbler

    ≤ 2.2.1

  • PyPI•cobbler

    < 2.6.0

References (6)