Security restrictions bypass in Puppet Labs products



Published: 2021-07-01
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-27021
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Puppet Enterprise
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Puppet Agent
Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions

Puppet DB
Server applications / Database software

Vendor Puppet Labs

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU54500

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27021

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user can delete tables via a SQL query.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Puppet Enterprise: 2019.0.0 - 2021.1.0

Puppet Agent: 7.0.0 - 7.6.1

Puppet DB: 6.0.0 - 7.4.0

External links

http://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2021-27021/


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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