CVE-2023-5309 Broken Session Management in Puppet Enterprise

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Broken session management in SAML implementations allows attackers to hijack sessions and gain unauthorized access to Puppet Enterprise.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-5309?

CVE-2023-5309 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 7 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2021.7.6 and 2023.5 contain a flaw which results in broken session management for SAML implementations.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5309?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Puppet Puppet Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5309?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5309 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-2023-5309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-c7r6-m4rr-fqqm.

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