CVE-2024-47533Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated server control via error-value password

Published Nov 18, 2024 · Updated Nov 18, 2024

Improper authentication in Cobbler 3.0.0 through 3.2.2 and 3.3.0 through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to gain full server control. The utils.get_shared_secret function opens web.ss in binary mode while specifying text encoding, catches the resulting exception, and returns -1 as the accepted shared-secret password. Network access to the XML-RPC endpoint is sufficient to obtain an administrative token and read, alter, or interrupt server-managed resources.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability4.00%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authentication in Cobbler 3.0.0 through 3.2.2 and 3.3.0 through 3.3.6 allows remote attackers to gain full server control. The utils.get_shared_secret function opens web.ss in binary mode while specifying text encoding, catches the resulting exception, and returns -1 as the accepted shared-secret password. Network access to the XML-RPC endpoint is sufficient to obtain an administrative token and read, alter, or interrupt server-managed resources.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-47533
Published
Nov 18, 2024
Updated
Nov 18, 2024
Vendor
Cobbler Project
Product
Cobbler
Classifications
CWE-287, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.0.0 <3.2.3
  2. Affected versionversion=3.3.0 <3.3.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Cobbler Project · Cobblerversion=3.0.0 <3.2.3; version=3.3.0 <3.3.7
Cobbler · Cobblerversion=>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.3; version=>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.7

Published CVSS scores

9.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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