CVE-2012-1988

Description

Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows remote authenticated users with agent SSL keys and file-creation permissions on the puppet master to execute arbitrary commands by creating a file whose full pathname contains shell metacharacters, then performing a filebucket request.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.43%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory puppetlabs.com Vendor Advisory puppetlabs.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/81309 vdb entry broken link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1419-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079227.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1988/ vendor advisory broken link
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13518 vendor advisory broken link
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14523305 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48743 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.15 broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74796 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079289.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080003.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49136 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48748 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2451 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48789 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1988?
CVE-2012-1988 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1988?
To fix CVE-2012-1988, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1988 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1988 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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