Puppetlabs Puppet up to 2.7.17 store.rb path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Puppetlabs Puppet and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function in the library lib/puppet/reports/store.rb. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-3865. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppetlabs Puppet (Service Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part in the library lib/puppet/reports/store.rb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in lib/puppet/reports/store.rb in Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, when Delete is enabled in auth.conf, allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the puppet master server via a .. (dot dot) in a node name.

The weakness was disclosed 08/06/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3865 since 07/06/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69625 (Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2012-135)), 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 350612 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for puppet: ALAS-2012-135).

Upgrading to version 2.7.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76845), Tenable (69625), SecurityFocus (BID 54399†), Secunia (SA50014†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35939†). The entries VDB-61479, VDB-61478 and VDB-61476 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69625
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : puppet (ALAS-2012-135)
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OpenVAS ID: 71473
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2511-1 (puppet)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet 2.7.14
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

06/08/2012 🔍
07/06/2012 +28 days 🔍
07/12/2012 +6 days 🔍
07/20/2012 +8 days 🔍
08/06/2012 +17 days 🔍
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08/20/2012 +14 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +945 days 🔍
12/07/2021 +2451 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: puppet.com
Product: github.com

Advisory: USN-1506-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3865 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3865
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61477

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X-Force: 76845
SecurityFocus: 54399 - Puppet Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50014 - SUSE update for puppet, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 35939 - Puppet and Puppet Enterprise Allows to Delete Arbitrary Files via a \, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/07/2021 09:42
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/16/2017 10:36 (13), 12/07/2021 09:41 (4), 12/07/2021 09:42 (1)
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