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CVE-2021-27020

Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Published: Aug 30, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27020
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1236.html

Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.

Weakness

The product saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by a spreadsheet product.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Puppet_enterprise Puppet * 2019.8.6 (excluding)
Puppet Ubuntu bionic *
Puppet Ubuntu hirsute *
Puppet Ubuntu impish *
Puppet Ubuntu kinetic *
Puppet Ubuntu trusty *
Puppet Ubuntu trusty/esm *
Puppet Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References

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