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CVE-2021-27023 — Unsafe HTTP Redirect in puppet — CVE Details

MEDIUM

Unsafe HTTP Redirect in Puppet Agent and Puppet Server

Published December 2, 2021Updated November 29, 2024Source: osv

Summary

A flaw was discovered in Puppet Agent and Puppet Server that may result in a leak of HTTP credentials when following HTTP redirects to a different host. This is similar to CVE-2018-1000007

Advisory Timeline

  • First published December 2, 2021 (1775 days ago).
  • Last revised November 29, 2024 — 1092 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update puppet to 6.25.1 or later
gem install puppet -v 6.25.1
Bundler
Update puppet to 7.12.1 or later
gem install puppet -v 7.12.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
puppet
rubygems
0.13.0, 0.13.1, 0.13.2, 0.13.6 (+240 more)6.25.1
puppet
rubygems
7.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.10.0, 7.11.0 (+9 more)7.12.1

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-27023?
Unsafe HTTP Redirect in Puppet Agent and Puppet Server This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 6.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2021-27023?
CVE-2021-27023 affects puppet. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2021-27023 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
6.5

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-93j5-g845-9wqp

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