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Puppet allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master via the resource_type service

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 24, 2017 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 10, 2023

Package

bundler puppet (RubyGems)

Affected versions

>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.23
>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.4

Patched versions

2.7.23
3.2.4

Description

Unspecified vulnerability 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, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master via the resource_type service. NOTE: this vulnerability can only be exploited utilizing unspecified "local file system access" to the Puppet Master.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 20, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 24, 2017
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Nov 10, 2023

Severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2013-4761

GHSA ID

GHSA-cj43-9h3w-v976

Source code

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