Insufficient session expiration in Puppet Enterprise



| Updated: 2025-05-22
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-5158
CWE-ID CWE-613
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Puppet Enterprise
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor Puppet Labs

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficient Session Expiration

EUVDB-ID: #VU41917

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5158

CWE-ID: CWE-613 - Insufficient Session Expiration

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session expiration issue. Changing the session secret does not invalidate the current session and allows access to the application to users with knowledge of the old session token.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Puppet Enterprise: 2.5.0 - 2.6.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5158


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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