CVE-2021-45083

cobbler: unsafe permissions on sensitive files in /etc/cobbler

Published Feb 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. Files in /etc/cobbler are world readable. Two of those files contain some sensitive information that can be exposed to a local user who has non-privileged access to the server. The users.digest file contains the sha2-512 digest of users in a Cobbler local installation. In the case of an easy-to-guess password, it's trivial to obtain the plaintext string. The settings.yaml file contains secrets such as the hashed default password.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0041 An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. Files in /etc/cobbler are world readable. Two of those files contain some sensitive information that can be exposed to a local user who has non-privileged access to the server. The users.digest file contains the sha2-512 digest of users in a Cobbler local installation. In the case of an easy-to-guess password, it's trivial to obtain the plaintext string. The settings.yaml file contains secrets such as the hashed default password.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5946-mpw5-pqxx Incorrect Default Permissions in Cobbler
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6475-1 Cobbler vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00028}

epss

{'score': 0.00026}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-276

    Incorrect Default Permissions

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:32 AM
Reserved
Dec 16, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 20, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:13 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 18, 2022, 12:00 AM