CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Puppetlabs Puppet (Service Management Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.
The weakness was released 10/27/2011 by Rick (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.fedoraproject.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3871. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69570 (Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2011-11)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350736 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for puppet: ALAS-2011-011).
Upgrading to version 0.25.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70275) and Tenable (69570). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 59230 and 59229.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 0.25.0
- 0.25.1
- 0.25.2
- 0.25.3
- 0.25.4
- 0.25.5
- 0.25.6
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.9
- 2.6.10
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.3
- 2.7.4
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1
VulDB Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 69570
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2011-11)
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OpenVAS ID: 70403
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2314-1 (puppet)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Puppet 0.25.4
Timeline
09/28/2011 🔍09/29/2011 🔍
09/30/2011 🔍
10/11/2011 🔍
10/27/2011 🔍
10/27/2011 🔍
03/23/2015 🔍
11/24/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: puppet.comAdvisory: USN-1223-1
Researcher: Rick
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2011-3871 (🔍)
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X-Force: 70275
Vulnerability Center: 33503 - Puppet 2.6 through 2.6.10 and 2.7.4 Local Privilege Escalation due to a Predictable Filename, Medium
SecurityFocus: 49909 - Puppet Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 46458
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/24/2021 20:07
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 04/03/2017 17:53 (10), 11/24/2021 20:00 (6), 11/24/2021 20:07 (1)
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