PT-2023-31978 · Puppet · Puppet Bolt+1

Published 2023-10-03 · Updated 2025-11-20 · CVE-2023-5255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4 Puppet Server (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in Puppet Server for certificates that utilize the auto-renew feature, which prevents the certificates from being revoked. Additionally, in Puppet Bolt, a path to escalate privileges was identified.

Recommendations For Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4, update to version 3.27.4 or later to resolve the privilege escalation issue. For Puppet Server, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Resource Release

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5255

GHSA-289M-2964-F8Q5

Affected Products

Puppet Bolt

Puppet Server

References · 14

• 🔥 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/bolt/CVE-2023-5214.yml · Exploit
• https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5255-denial-service-revocation-auto-renewed-certificates · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5214 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5255 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5255 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-289m-2964-f8q5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/puppetlabs/bolt · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/143486 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71520 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59221 · Telegram Post
• https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5214-privilege-escalation-puppet-bolt · Note