SB2014031417 - Insufficient session expiration in Puppet Enterprise
Published: March 14, 2014 Updated: May 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014031417
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficient Session Expiration (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5158)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.