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Remote Code Execution Affecting puppet package, versions >=2.6.0, <2.6.18 >=2.7.0, <2.7.21 >=3.0.0, <3.1.1

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 9.6% (95th percentile)
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NVD
7.3 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-PUPPET-20320
  • published 28 Feb 2017
  • disclosed 12 Mar 2013
  • credit Puppet Labs
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Introduced: 12 Mar 2013

CVE-2013-1655 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade puppet to version 2.6.18, 2.7.21, 3.1.1 or higher.

Overview

puppet is an automated configuration management tool. Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution on agents configured to accept kick connections. If the agent has been configured to listen for incoming connections (listen=true), and the agent's auth.conf has been configured to allow access to the run REST endpoint, then a malicious user could construct an HTTP request which could execute arbitrary code.

Notes:

  • This vulnerability is not present in the default configuration of puppet agents.
  • The severity of this issue is exacerbated by the fact that puppet agents typically run as root.