{"id":"CVE-2018-1000225","aliases":["GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7","PYSEC-2026-796"],"title":"Cobbler XSS Vulnerability","summary":"Cobbler XSS Vulnerability","severity":"medium","cvss":6.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","vendor":"cobbler","product":"cobbler","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["cobbler <= 2.6.11"],"published":"2022-05-14","updated":"2026-07-07","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q9g5-98pm-w6q7","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000225"},{"url":"https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1917"},{"url":"https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler"},{"url":"https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/blob/master/cobbler/remote.py#L2236"},{"url":"https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.01272,"epssPercentile":0.68581,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:52.371Z","slug":"CVE-2018-1000225","body":"## Overview\n\nCobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cobbler-web that can result in Privilege escalation to admin.. This attack appear to be exploitable via \"network connectivity\". Sending unauthenticated JavaScript payload to the Cobbler XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api).\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `cobbler <= 2.6.11`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":34,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":33.6,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}