Puppetlabs Puppet up to 3.0.0 Browser Cache information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Puppetlabs Puppet up to 3.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Browser Cache. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2013-4959. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Puppetlabs Puppet up to 3.0.0 (Service Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Browser Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 uses HTTP responses that contain sensitive information without the "no-cache" setting, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as (1) host name, (2) MAC address, and (3) SSH keys via the web browser cache.

The weakness was published 08/20/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at puppetlabs.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4959 since 07/29/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70663 (Puppet Enterprise < 3.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121389 (Puppet Enterprise Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86490), Tenable (70663), SecurityFocus (BID 61862†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43374†). Similar entries are available at VDB-66665, VDB-64734, VDB-64733 and VDB-64732. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 70663
Nessus Name: Puppet Enterprise < 3.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet 2.8.3

Timelineinfo

07/29/2013 🔍
08/15/2013 +17 days 🔍
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08/20/2013 +5 days 🔍
08/20/2013 +0 days 🔍
02/24/2014 +188 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +393 days 🔍
01/04/2022 +2478 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: puppet.com

Advisory: puppetlabs.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64730
X-Force: 86490
SecurityFocus: 61862 - Puppet Enterprise CVE-2013-4959 Multiple Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 43374 - Puppet Labs Puppet Enterprise <3.0.1 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2013-4959), Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/04/2022 21:40
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (64), 05/21/2017 14:24 (4), 01/04/2022 21:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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