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4.3

Puppet Dashboard/Enterprise can run attacker scripts

CVE-2012-0891 · published 12 years ago
Summary

Versions of Puppet Dashboard 1.0 and Puppet Enterprise before the latest releases let a remote user insert malicious web code into the interface. This could let an attacker display fake pages, steal login information, or perform actions as a logged‑in user. Update to the newest versions or apply the vendor’s recommended patches to stop the risk.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
puppet puppet_dashboard 1.0.0
1.0.3
1.0.4
1.1.0
1.1.1
1.2.0
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_dashboard:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.0
1.1
1.2.0
2.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Puppet Dashboard 1.0 before 1.2.5 and Enterprise 1.0 before 1.2.5 and 2.x before 2.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script o...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Puppet Dashboard 1.0 before 1.2.5 and Enterprise 1.0 before 1.2.5 and 2.x before 2.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified fields.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
4.3 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published14 Mar 2014
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2012-0891 · NVD
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