CVE-2013-2275: Medium severity puppet vulnerability

Published Mar 20, 2013
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Updated

The default configuration for puppet masters 0.25.0 and later in Puppet before 2.6.18, 2.7.x before 2.7.21, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, and Puppet Enterprise before 1.2.7 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2, allows remote authenticated nodes to submit reports for other nodes via unspecified vectors.

Affected Software

46 affected components
Puppet Puppet=2.6.0
Puppet Puppet=2.6.1
Puppet Puppet=2.6.2
Puppet Puppet=2.6.3
Puppet Puppet=2.6.4
Puppet Puppet=2.6.5
Puppet Puppet=2.6.6
Puppet Puppet=2.6.7
Puppet Puppet=2.6.8
Puppet Puppet=2.6.9
Puppet Puppet=2.6.10
Puppet Puppet=2.6.11
Puppet Puppet=2.6.12
Puppet Puppet=2.6.13
Puppet Puppet=2.6.14
Puppet Puppet=2.6.15
Puppet Puppet=2.6.16
Puppetlabs Puppet<=2.6.17
Puppet Puppet=2.7.2
Puppet Puppet=2.7.3
Puppet Puppet=2.7.4
Puppet Puppet=2.7.5
Puppet Puppet=2.7.6
Puppet Puppet=2.7.7
Puppet Puppet=2.7.8
Puppet Puppet=2.7.9
Puppet Puppet=2.7.10
Puppet Puppet=2.7.11
Puppet Puppet=2.7.12
Puppet Puppet=2.7.13
Puppet Puppet=2.7.14
Puppet Puppet=2.7.16
Puppet Puppet=2.7.17
Puppet Puppet=2.7.18
Puppetlabs Puppet=2.7.0
Puppetlabs Puppet=2.7.1
Puppetlabs Puppet=2.7.19
Puppetlabs Puppet=2.7.20
Puppetlabs Puppet=2.7.20-rc1
Puppet Puppet Enterprise=3.1.0
Puppetlabs Puppet<=1.2.6
Puppet Puppet Enterprise=2.7.0
Puppet Puppet Enterprise=2.7.1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=11.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.10

Event History

Mar 20, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2275?

CVE-2013-2275 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential for unauthorized report submissions by authenticated nodes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-2275?

To fix CVE-2013-2275, upgrade Puppet to versions 2.6.18, 2.7.21, 3.1.1 or later, as well as ensuring Puppet Enterprise is updated to version 1.2.7 or higher.

3

Which versions of Puppet are affected by CVE-2013-2275?

CVE-2013-2275 affects Puppet versions from 0.25.0 up to 2.6.17, and various versions of 2.7.x and 3.1.x prior to the respective secure releases.

4

Can authenticated nodes exploit CVE-2013-2275?

Yes, authenticated nodes can exploit CVE-2013-2275 to submit reports for other nodes if the vulnerable versions are in use.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2013-2275 if I cannot update Puppet?

A possible workaround for CVE-2013-2275 would involve adjusting the Puppet master configurations to restrict report submission to only the intended nodes.

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