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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-5214
CVE-2023-5214:
Ruby vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-5214 affects Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4, where a privilege escalation vulnerability was identified. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on October 6, 2023, impacting the security of Puppet Bolt installations (NVD, Puppet Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) by NIST with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Perforce assigned it a score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows for privilege escalation in affected systems, potentially enabling attackers to gain elevated access rights. This could compromise system security by allowing unauthorized access to sensitive resources and system controls (Puppet Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in Puppet Bolt version 3.27.4. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (Puppet Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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