Unauthorized Endpoint Access Affecting puppet package, versions >=4.0.0, <4.4.2


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.62% (79th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-PUPPET-20331
  • published 28 Feb 2017
  • disclosed 26 Apr 2016
  • credit Puppet Labs

How to fix?

Upgrade puppet to version 4.4.2 or higher.

Overview

puppet is an automated configuration management tool. Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Unauthorized Endpoint Access due to not decoding correctly specific character combinations. Malicious users could potentially access endpoints otherwise restricted by auth.conf rules.