CVE-2013-2275 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Authenticated remote nodes can submit reports for other nodes, allowing unauthorized modification of configuration data in Puppet masters.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-2275?

CVE-2013-2275 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 20 Mar 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The default configuration for puppet masters 0.25.0 and later in Puppet before 2.6.18, 2.7.x before 2.7.21, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, and Puppet Enterprise before 1.2.7 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2, allows remote authenticated nodes to submit reports for other nodes via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2275?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Puppet Puppet, Puppet Puppet Enterprise, Puppetlabs Puppet.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2275?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2013-2275 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2275 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2275, GHSA-wwmg-4q3j-qc4f.

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