CVE-2013-2716 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can gain console access by exploiting a predictable secret in the CAS client configuration during upgrades.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-2716?
CVE-2013-2716 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 10 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Puppet Labs Puppet Enterprise before 2.8.0 does not use a "randomized secret" in the CAS client config file (cas_client_config.yml) when upgrading from older 1.2.x or 2.0.x versions, which allows remote attackers to obtain console access via a crafted cookie.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2716?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Puppet Puppet Enterprise, Puppetlabs Puppet.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2013-2716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6576-382v-5xmw.