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CVE-2021-27021

Published: Jul 20, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-1027
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 33.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-1027CWE-89

Affected Products

puppet
commercial·USaka puppet labs
puppetOn-prem
Enterprise Software / erp
puppet enterpriseOn-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
puppetdbOn-premDatabase
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Puppet Labs
commercialaka puppet, puppet agent, puppet enterprise
PuppetDBMixed
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
PuppetMixed
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
Puppet EnterpriseMixed
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
РОСА ХРОМOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2021-27021/
puppet.com
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetdb/commit/72bd137511487643a3a6236ad9e72a5dd4a6fadb
github.com
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetdb/commit/c146e624d230f7410fb648d58ae28c0e3cd457a2
github.com
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