{"id":"CVE-2021-45083","aliases":["GHSA-5946-mpw5-pqxx","PYSEC-2022-38"],"title":"Incorrect Default Permissions in Cobbler","summary":"Incorrect Default Permissions in Cobbler","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","vendor":"cobbler","product":"cobbler","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["cobbler < 3.3.1"],"patched":["cobbler 3.3.1"],"published":"2022-02-21","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T03:49:11.546482966Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5946-mpw5-pqxx","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45083"},{"url":"https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/pull/2945"},{"url":"https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/10b2112db83fedfc391e900edfedc2b4e507d3f7"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193671"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5946-mpw5-pqxx"},{"url":"https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler"},{"url":"https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases"},{"url":"https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases/tag/v3.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cobbler/PYSEC-2022-38.yaml"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEJN7CPW6YCHBFQPFZKGA6AVA6T5NPIW"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5CSXQE7Q4TVDQJKFYBO4XDH3BZ7BLAR"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZCXMOUW4DH4DYWIJN44SMSU6R3CZDZBE"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/3"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00311,"epssPercentile":0.24071,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-12T03:13:01.659Z","slug":"CVE-2021-45083","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `cobbler < 3.3.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `cobbler 3.3.1`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}