{ "data_type": "CVE", "data_format": "MITRE", "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": { "ID": "CVE-2020-7942", "ASSIGNER": "security@puppet.com", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "vendor_name": "Puppet", "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "Puppet", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "5.5.x prior to 5.5.19" }, { "version_value": "Fixed in 5.5.19" }, { "version_value": "6.x prior to 6.13.0" }, { "version_value": "Fixed in 6.13.0" } ] } }, { "product_name": "Puppet Agent", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "5.5.x prior to 5.5.19" }, { "version_value": "Fixed in 5.5.19" }, { "version_value": "6.x prior to 6.13.0" }, { "version_value": "Fixed in 6.13.0" } ] } } ] } } ] } }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Arbitrary retrieval" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "refsource": "CONFIRM", "name": "https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7942/", "url": "https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7942/" } ] }, "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Previously, Puppet operated on a model that a node with a valid certificate was entitled to all information in the system and that a compromised certificate allowed access to everything in the infrastructure. When a node's catalog falls back to the `default` node, the catalog can be retrieved for a different node by modifying facts for the Puppet run. This issue can be mitigated by setting `strict_hostname_checking = true` in `puppet.conf` on your Puppet master. Puppet 6.13.0 and 5.5.19 changes the default behavior for strict_hostname_checking from false to true. It is recommended that Puppet Open Source and Puppet Enterprise users that are not upgrading still set strict_hostname_checking to true to ensure secure behavior. Affected software versions: Puppet 6.x prior to 6.13.0 Puppet Agent 6.x prior to 6.13.0 Puppet 5.5.x prior to 5.5.19 Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.19 Resolved in: Puppet 6.13.0 Puppet Agent 6.13.0 Puppet 5.5.19 Puppet Agent 5.5.19" } ] } }