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SCA: security update for cobbler (GHSA-m26c-fcgh-cp6h)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 416646

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Cobbler, a Linux installation server that allows for rapid setup of network installation environments, has
 an improper authentication vulnerability starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to versions 3.2.3 and 3.3.7.
 `utils.get_shared_secret()` always returns `-1`, which allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC as user
 `''` password `-1` and make any changes. This gives anyone with network access to a cobbler server full
 control of the server. Versions 3.2.3 and 3.3.7 fix the issue. (CVE-2024-47533)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m26c-fcgh-cp6h

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 416646

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.99

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-47533

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47533

cwe: CWE-287