CVE-2022-25350 Command Injection in puppet-facter

High 7.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the getFact function in the puppet-facter library due to improper input sanitization.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-25350?

CVE-2022-25350 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in puppet-facter, published on 24 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

All versions of the package puppet-facter are vulnerable to Command Injection via the getFact function due to improper input sanitization.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25350?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including puppet-facter. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
puppet-facter npmAll versions to 0.0.2None
puppet-facter npmAll versions to 0.0.2None

Products include Helecloud Puppet-Facter.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25350?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25350 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-25350 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-25350 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5qr-xgg7-8q2w.

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