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CVE-2012-6120

Puppet: Directory /var/log/puppet is world readable

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Red Hat OpenStack Essex y Folsom crea el directorio /var/log/puppet con permisos de lectura para todos, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible, como los archivos de registro de Puppet.

Puppet allows provisioning, patching, and configuration of clients to be managed and automated. A flaw was found in how Puppet handled certain HTTP PUT requests. An attacker with valid authentication credentials, and authorized to save to the authenticated client's own report, could construct a malicious request that could possibly cause the Puppet master to execute arbitrary code. A flaw was found in how Puppet handled the "template" and "inline_template" functions during catalog compilation. If an authenticated attacker were to requests its catalog from the Puppet master, it could possibly result in arbitrary code execution when the catalog is compiled.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-12-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2013-04-05 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Redhat
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Openstack Essex
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Affected
Redhat
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Openstack Folsom
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Affected