RHSA-2018:2372
Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2018-08-09 15:44 - Updated: 2026-06-30 11:35An API-exposure flaw was found in cobbler, where it exported CobblerXMLRPCInterface private functions over XMLRPC. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to gain important privileges within cobbler, as well as upload files to an arbitrary location in the daemon context.
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