Cockpit CMS 2.12.0 before 2.14.1 disables TLS certificate verification in the cron.php web worker restart request, allowing network attackers to capture the worker token. Man-in-the-middle attackers on the outbound path to site_url can present any certificate to steal the worker/web/token value and start the web worker.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Requires local network access
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Attack Requirements
Present
Additional conditions required
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
Low
Partial data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
None
No disruption
CVSS Vector v4.0
Weakness Type (CWE)
Vulnerable Products
cockpit-hq:cockpit
References 5
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/blob/2.14.0/cron.php#L70-L102
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/commit/c611492adc17362578faa97f9c30b41e6c…
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/Cockpit-HQ/Cockpit/issues/318
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cockpit-cms-2.12.0-before-2.14.1-disabled-…
disclosure@vulncheck.com