#VU62794 Unprotected Transport of Credentials in Puppet Labs products - CVE-2021-27023

 

#VU62794 Unprotected Transport of Credentials in Puppet Labs products - CVE-2021-27023

Published: May 4, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62794
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27023
CWE-ID: CWE-523
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Puppet Agent
Puppet Server
Puppet Enterprise
Software vendor:
Puppet Labs

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application can leak HTTP credentials when following HTTP redirects to a different host. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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