Access Restriction Bypass Affecting puppet-server package, versions <0:2.7.23-1.0.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PUPPETSERVER-1669864
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed20 Aug 2013

Introduced: 20 Aug 2013

CVE-2013-4956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 puppet-server to version 0:2.7.23-1.0.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2013-219.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream puppet-server package and not the puppet-server package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, installs modules with weak permissions if those permissions were used when the modules were originally built, which might allow local users to read or modify those modules depending on the original permissions.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1