CVE-2021-45082
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 18, 2022 at 11:23 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:13 AM UTC
5 products affected across 4 vendorsFedoraLinux Enterprise ServerBackports
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. In the templar.py file, the function check_for_invalid_imports can allow Cheetah code to import Python modules via the "#from MODULE import" substring. (Only lines beginning with #import are blocked.)
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.3.1
Affected range stops below 3.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193678
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEJN7CPW6YCHBFQPFZKGA6AVA6T5NPIW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5CSXQE7Q4TVDQJKFYBO4XDH3BZ7BLAR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZCXMOUW4DH4DYWIJN44SMSU6R3CZDZBE/
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193678x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releasesVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEJN7CPW6YCHBFQPFZKGA6AVA6T5NPIW/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5CSXQE7Q4TVDQJKFYBO4XDH3BZ7BLAR/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZCXMOUW4DH4DYWIJN44SMSU6R3CZDZBE/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77
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