ubuntu-cve-2021-27020
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-08-30 18:15
Modified
2025-10-24 04:50
Summary
Details

Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Puppet Enterprise presented a security risk by not sanitizing user input when doing a CSV export.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27020",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:50:11Z",
  "published": "2021-08-30T18:15:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-27020"
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    }
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  "severity": [
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-27020"
  ]
}



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