Puppetlabs Puppet up to 2.7.3 key path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Puppetlabs Puppet up to 2.7.3. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation of the argument key leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-3848. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppetlabs Puppet up to 2.7.3 (Service Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument key with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.10 and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to write X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to arbitrary locations via (1) a double-encoded key parameter in the URI in 2.7.x, (2) the CN in the Subject of a CSR in 2.6 and 0.25.

The weakness was presented 10/27/2011 by Kristian Erik Hermansen (Website). The advisory is shared for download at groups.google.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-3848. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75715 (openSUSE Security Update : puppet (openSUSE-SU-2011:1288-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70227), Tenable (75715), SecurityFocus (BID 49860†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33500†). See VDB-59231, VDB-59230 and VDB-59229 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 75715
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : puppet (openSUSE-SU-2011:1288-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 70403
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2314-1 (puppet)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet 2.7.0

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09/27/2011 🔍
09/28/2011 +1 days 🔍
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10/11/2011 +13 days 🔍
10/27/2011 +16 days 🔍
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06/13/2014 +960 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: puppet.com

Advisory: USN-1217-1
Researcher: Kristian Erik Hermansen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59228

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X-Force: 70227
SecurityFocus: 49860 - Puppet X.509 Certificate Signing Requests Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 46628
Vulnerability Center: 33500 - Puppet 1.0-1.2 Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability via X.509 Certificate Signing Requests, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 19:23
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/03/2017 17:52 (10), 11/24/2021 19:16 (6), 11/24/2021 19:23 (1)
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