Cobbler Web Interface Lacks CSRF Protection

published 2019-11-19 6 y ago modified 2026-07-06 4 mo ago also GHSA-9fqr-pqc9-f7pj , PYSEC-2026-624 , EUVD-2022-1689

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits: 0; none known

cobbler: Web interface lacks CSRF protection when using Django framework

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 2

pypi cobbler 2.6.0

github.com/cobbler/cobbler@18eb1c0 commit
github.com/cobbler/cobbler@4bee30b commit

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-4952 updated 2026-01-28 cvss 4.3

(cobbler-web): Absent CSRF protection when using Django framework

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
pypi	cobbler	<2.6.0	2.6.0

Affected products

cobbler cobbler

Classification

Weakness

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

References

github.com /cobbler/cobbler/commit/18eb1c06779b37d89dfb2962a08236dd1bab24a6
web
github.com /cobbler/cobbler/commit/4bee30b4086a8d845bea5d39d6f2cba1f4a396aa
web
security-tracker.debian.org /tracker/CVE-2011-4952
web, third-party-advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4952
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
access.redhat.com /security/cve/cve-2011-4952
web, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/04/12/10
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4952
advisory
github.com /cobbler/cobbler
package
pypi.org /project/cobbler
package
github.com /advisories/GHSA-9fqr-pqc9-f7pj
advisory

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary