Puppetlabs Puppet up to 3.0.0 Dashboard code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppetlabs Puppet up to 3.0.0. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Dashboard. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4957. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppetlabs Puppet up to 3.0.0 (Service Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The dashboard report in Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via a crafted report-specific type.

The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at osvdb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4957 since 07/29/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70684 (Puppet Enterprise < 3.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 2.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88089), Tenable (70684), SecurityFocus (BID 59881†), OSVDB (98639†) and Secunia (SA55362†). The entries VDB-8751 and VDB-65358 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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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 70684
Nessus Name: Puppet Enterprise < 3.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet 2.8.3

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07/29/2013 🔍
10/15/2013 +78 days 🔍
10/16/2013 +1 days 🔍
10/25/2013 +9 days 🔍
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10/29/2013 +4 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +511 days 🔍
03/01/2019 +1438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: puppet.com

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65357
X-Force: 88089
SecurityFocus: 59881
Secunia: 55362 - Puppet Enterprise Dashboard Report YAML Handling Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 98639

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 03/01/2019 21:10
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (62), 03/01/2019 21:10 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:F3E:103

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