6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-10690
Puppet Agent Unauthorized Facts Retrieval Vulnerability
Description

In previous versions of Puppet Agent it was possible for the agent to retrieve facts from an environment that it was not classified to retrieve from. This was resolved in Puppet Agent 5.3.4, included in Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.4

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 24, 2022, 4:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-10690 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Puppet puppet_enterprise
2 Puppet puppet_agent
3 Puppet puppet
1 Redhat satellite
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-10690.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10690 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-10690 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-10690 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2017.3.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2017.3.4
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-269
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.3.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.3.4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10690 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10690 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.3.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} -0.02%

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0.26679

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