#VU54500 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Puppet Labs products - CVE-2021-27021

Published: 2021-07-01

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54500

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27021

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Puppet Enterprise
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration
Puppet Agent
Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions
Puppet DB
Server applications / Database software

Vendor: Puppet Labs

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user can delete tables via a SQL query.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Puppet Enterprise: 2019.0.0 - 2021.1.0

Puppet Agent:

Puppet DB: 6.0.0 - 7.4.0

External links
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2021-27021/

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.