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CVE-2011-3848

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Published: Oct 27, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.10 and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to write X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to arbitrary locations via (1) a double-encoded key parameter in the URI in 2.7.x, (2) the CN in the Subject of a CSR in 2.6 and 0.25.

Affected (14)

Puppet
1 product
Puppet
Puppetlabs
1 product
Puppet
Configuration A
14 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Puppet
Puppet
Version 2.6.0
Puppet
Version 2.6.1
Puppet
Version 2.6.2
Puppet
Version 2.6.3
Puppet
Version 2.6.4
Puppet
Version 2.6.5
Puppet
Version 2.6.6
Puppet
Version 2.6.7
Puppet
Version 2.6.8
Puppet
Version 2.6.9
Puppet
Version 2.7.2
Puppet
Version 2.7.3
Puppetlabs
Puppet
Version 2.7.0
Puppet
Version 2.7.1

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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