Puppet Enterprise 2.x < 2.6.1 Session Handling Weakness

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73377

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Synopsis

A web application on the remote host is affected by a session handling weakness.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the Puppet Enterprise 2.x install on the remote host is prior to 2.6.1. As a result, it is reportedly affected by a session handling weakness. An error exists related to session handling, session secret regeneration, and a lack of proper termination of current sessions. An authenticated user may still be able to access the application after the session secret is changed.

Solution

Upgrade to Puppet Enterprise 2.6.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73377

File Name: puppet_enterprise_261.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 4/7/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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: 10/10/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5158

BID: 66641

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