# CVE-2024-47533: Cobbler allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC server with a known password and make changes

- Also known as: GHSA-M26C-FCGH-CP6H, PYSEC-2026-316
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.3, 3.3.7
- Published: 2024-11-18 · Updated: 2024-11-18

## Affected

- cobbler: from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.2.3; from 3.3.0, fixed in 3.3.7
- cobbler (PyPI): from 3.3.0, fixed in 3.3.7
- cobbler (PyPI): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.2.3

## Description

Cobbler, a Linux installation server that allows for rapid setup of network installation environments, has an improper authentication vulnerability starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to versions 3.2.3 and 3.3.7. `utils.get_shared_secret()` always returns `-1`, which allows anyone to connect to cobbler XML-RPC as user `''` password `-1` and make any changes. This gives anyone with network access to a cobbler server full control of the server. Versions 3.2.3 and 3.3.7 fix the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cobbler, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.3, 3.3.7) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/security/advisories/GHSA-m26c-fcgh-cp6h
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/32c5cada013dc8daa7320a8eda9932c2814742b0
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/commit/e19717623c10b29e7466ed4ab23515a94beb2dda

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