Puppet Server/PuppetDB - Sensitive Information Disclosure Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| puppetserver and puppetdb -- Puppet Server and PuppetDB may leak sensitive information via metrics API | 10 Mar 202000:00 | – | freebsd | |
| CVE-2020-7943 | 11 Mar 202023:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| Puppet Server metrics API information disclosure vulnerability | 12 Mar 202000:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2020-7943 | 11 Mar 202021:56 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-7943 | 11 Mar 202021:56 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2020-7943 | 11 Mar 202021:56 | – | debiancve | |
| FreeBSD : puppetserver and puppetdb -- Puppet Server and PuppetDB may leak sensitive information via metrics API (36def7ba-6d2b-11ea-b115-643150d3111d) | 24 Mar 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 7 : Satellite 6.8 (Important) (RHSA-2020:4366) | 4 Nov 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-7943 | 27 Aug 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| CVE-2020-7943 | 11 Mar 202021:56 | – | mend |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Puppet Server and PuppetDB provide useful performance and debugging information via their metrics API endpoint."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Puppet Server/PuppetDB - Sensitive Information Disclosure Detection',
'description': 'Puppet Server and PuppetDB provide useful performance and debugging information via their metrics API endpoints, which may contain sensitive information when left exposed.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2020', 'puppet', 'exposure', 'puppetdb', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7943',
'https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PDB-4876',
'https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7943/',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7943',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2020-7943',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/metrics/v1/mbeans', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_any = ('trapperkeeper',)
header_any = ('application/json',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason="Puppet Server/PuppetDB - Sensitive Information Disclosure detected",
path='/metrics/v1/mbeans',
)
return True
return False
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CVSS 25
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.07674