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CVE-2021-27021: A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.
CVE-2021-27021 · published 5 years ago
Summary
A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| puppet | puppet |
< 6.23.0 >= 7.7.0, < 7.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| puppet | puppet_enterprise |
< 2019.8.7 >= 2021.0.0, < 2021.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| puppet | puppetdb |
< 6.17.0 >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppetdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.
A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.
References
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2021-27021/ Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Type
CWE-1027OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A1 - Injection
CWE-89SQL Injection
Timeline
Published20 Jul 2021
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2021-27021 · NVD
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