FKIE_CVE-2012-5158

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-03-14 16:55 - Updated: 2026-05-06 22:30
Severity
Summary
Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.6.1 does not properly invalidate sessions when the session secret has changed, which allows remote authenticated users to retain access via unspecified vectors.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5158Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5158Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
puppet puppet_enterprise *
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.0
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.5.1
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.5.2
puppetlabs puppet 2.5.0
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      "lang": "en",
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  "id": "CVE-2012-5158",
  "lastModified": "2026-05-06T22:30:45.220",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "baseScore": 4.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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  "published": "2014-03-14T16:55:04.600",
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