CVE-2011-4952
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedcobbler: Web interface lacks CSRF protection when using Django framework
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Cobbler web interface, built on the Django framework, lacks Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection. This allows attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly submitting malicious requests to the Cobbler server, potentially executing unauthorized configuration or provisioning actions.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Cobbler web interface is accessibleAccess the Cobbler web UI URL (typically http://server/cobbler_web or http://server:80) in a browser. If login page loads, the web interface is active.Affected if The Cobbler web interface is publicly or internally accessible without additional authentication barriers beyond the application login.
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Locate Django settings for CobblerFind the Django settings.py file in the Cobbler installation directory, typically in /etc/cobbler/web/settings.py or within the Cobbler source under the 'web' or 'cobbler_web' directory.Affected if The settings file exists and contains Django middleware configuration.
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Check if CSRF middleware is enabledInspect the MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES or MIDDLEWARE list in the Django settings file. Look for the presence of 'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware'.Affected if The CSRF middleware is missing from the middleware configuration, or the line is commented out.
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Verify CSRF token usage in formsExamine Cobbler web templates (typically .html files in templates/ or templatesheets/ directories). Search for form tags and check if they include {% csrf_token %} within the <form> tags.Affected if Forms lack the {% csrf_token %} template tag, leaving POST requests unprotected against CSRF.
If Cobbler web interface is active, the Django settings lack CsrfViewMiddleware, and web forms do not include CSRF tokens, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2011-4952.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataEnable Django's built-in CSRF middleware and ensure all forms and POST endpoints use CSRF tokens to validate request authenticity.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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