Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise Users up to 2.0.1 SSL Key access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise Users up to 2.0.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SSL Key. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-1986. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise Users up to 2.0.1 (Service Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component SSL Key. 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. CVE summarizes:

Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with an authorized SSL key and certain permissions on the puppet master to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack in conjunction with a crafted REST request for a file in a filebucket.

The weakness was released 05/29/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at hermes.opensuse.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-1986 since 04/02/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74620 (openSUSE Security Update : puppet (openSUSE-SU-2012:0608-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165493 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Puppet (SUSE-SU-2012:0771-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74794), Tenable (74620), SecurityFocus (BID 52975†), Secunia (SA48743†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35705†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-61128, VDB-60868, VDB-60867 and VDB-60865. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74620
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : puppet (openSUSE-SU-2012:0608-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71255
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2451-1 (puppet)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet Enterprise Users 2.0.2

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04/11/2012 +9 days 🔍
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05/29/2012 +48 days 🔍
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07/26/2012 +58 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +687 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
12/03/2021 +2447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: puppet.com

Advisory: usn-1419-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1986 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1986
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60866

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X-Force: 74794
SecurityFocus: 52975 - Puppet Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48743 - Puppet Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 35705 - Puppet and Puppet Enterprise Users Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/03/2021 08:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (66), 04/14/2017 15:37 (13), 12/03/2021 08:13 (3), 12/03/2021 08:17 (1), 12/03/2021 08:22 (1)
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