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CVE-2023-5214

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Oct 06, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5214
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

In Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4, a path to escalate privileges was identified.

Weakness 

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software 

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Bolt Puppet * 3.27.4 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations 

References  

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