Detections
Analytics
Puppet < 2.7.26 / 3.6.2 and Enterprise 2.8.x < 2.8.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 76344
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Synopsis
A web application on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its self-reported version number, the Puppet install on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- A privilege escalation vulnerability related to input validation and paths exists in the bundled Ruby environment. An attacker could trick a privileged user into executing arbitrary code by convincing the user to change directories and then run Puppet.
(CVE-2014-3248)
- An error exists related to the console role that could allow unauthenticated users to obtain sensitive information by hiding and unhiding nodes. Note that this issue only affects Puppet Enterprise installs.
(CVE-2014-3249)
- An error exists related to configurations including Apache 2.4 and the mod_ssl 'SSLCARevocationCheck' that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information. Note that this issue does not affect Puppet Enterprise installs. (CVE-2014-3250)
Solution
Upgrade to Puppet 2.7.26 / 3.6.2 or Puppet Enterprise 2.8.7 or later.See Also
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-3248
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 76344
File Name: puppet_2_7_26.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 7/2/2014
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3248
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:puppetlabs:puppet
Required KB Items: puppet/rest_port
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2014