CVE-2021-27021 describes a privilege escalation flaw in Puppet DB, affecting Puppet, Puppet Enterprise, and PuppetDB products. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute SQL queries that can delete database tables. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.23.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.7.0, < 7.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2019.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2021.0.0, < 2021.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppetdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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