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Puppet Symlink File Overwrite

low Nessus Plugin ID 72151

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Synopsis

A web application on the remote host is potentially affected by a file overwrite vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the Puppet install on the remote host is potentially affected by an error related to temporary files and their use. A local attacker could potentially use a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files.

Solution

Upgrade to Puppet 3.3.3 / 3.4.1 or Puppet Enterprise 2.8.4 / 3.1.1 or later.

See Also

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4969

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 72151

File Name: puppet_cve_2013-4969.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/27/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:puppetlabs:puppet

Required KB Items: puppet/rest_port

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 12/26/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/26/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4969

BID: 64552