CVE-2012-1988 describes a command injection vulnerability affecting Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and various Puppet Enterprise versions. Authenticated attackers with agent SSL keys and file-creation permissions on the Puppet master can execute arbitrary commands by crafting a file path with shell metacharacters during a filebucket request. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity due to network access, medium attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.2.0, < 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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