CVE-2021-27023

puppet: unsafe HTTP redirect

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A flaw was discovered in Puppet Agent and Puppet Server that may result in a leak of HTTP credentials when following HTTP redirects to a different host. This is similar to CVE-2018-1000007

Se ha detectado un fallo en Puppet Agent y Puppet Server que puede resultar en un filtrado de credenciales HTTP cuando se siguen redirecciones HTTP a un host diferente. Esto es similar a CVE-2018-1000007

An exposure flaw was found in Puppet Agent and Puppet Server where HTTP credentials were leaked. When the HTTP redirects occurred, the authentication and cookie header was added when following redirects to a different host. This flaw allows an unauthorized network attacker to access sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

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

2021-02-09 CVE Reserved
2021-11-18 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62SELE7EKVKZL4GABFMVYMIIUZ7FPEF7	2023-11-07
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27023	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-27023	2022-06-01
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2023859	2022-06-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Agent Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Agent"				< 6.25.1 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Agent" and version " < 6.25.1"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Agent Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Agent"				>= 7.0.0 < 7.12.1 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Agent" and version " >= 7.0.0 < 7.12.1"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				< 2019.8.9 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version " < 2019.8.9"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Enterprise Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise"				>= 2021.0.0 < 2021.4 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise" and version " >= 2021.0.0 < 2021.4"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Server Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Server"				< 6.17.1 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Server" and version " < 6.17.1"		-		Affected
Puppet Search vendor "Puppet"		Puppet Server Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Server"				>= 7.0.0 < 7.4.2 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Server" and version " >= 7.0.0 < 7.4.2"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35"		-		Affected