The web interface (CobblerWeb) in Cobbler before 1.2.9 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Python code with the root privileges in cobblerd by editing a Cheetah kickstart template to import arbitrary Python modules.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6954
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46625
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00462.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00485.html
• http://freshmeat.net/projects/cobbler/releases/288374
• https://web.archive.org/web/20111227125913/http://secunia.com/advisories/32804
• https://web.archive.org/web/20111227151912/http://secunia.com/advisories/32737
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200228143518/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32317