VDB-313957 · CVE-2025-5459 · EUVD-2025-19173

Perforce Puppet Enterprise up to 2023.8.3/2025.3 Class os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Perforce Puppet Enterprise up to 2023.8.3/2025.3. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument Class causes os command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-5459. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Perforce Puppet Enterprise up to 2023.8.3/2025.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument class with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.

The weakness was disclosed by Marco Ventura, Claudia Bartolini, Andrea Carlo Maria Dattola, Stefano Carbè and Massimiliano Brolli. The advisory is shared at portal.perforce.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-5459 since 06/02/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/26/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2023.8.4 or 2025.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-19173). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Service Management Software

Vendor

Perforce

Name

Puppet Enterprise

Version

License

free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.4/2025.4.0

Timelineinfo

06/02/2025 🔍
06/26/2025 +24 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: portal.perforce.com
Researcher: Marco Ventura, Claudia Bartolini, Andrea Carlo Maria Dattola, Stefano Carbè, Massimiliano Brolli
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313957
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/26/2025 08:55
Updated: 06/26/2025 10:55
Changes: 06/26/2025 08:55 (69), 06/26/2025 10:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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