8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-2290
Puppet Enterprise MCollective Agent Privilege Escalation
Description

On Windows installations of the mcollective-puppet-agent plugin, version 1.12.0, a non-administrator user can create an executable that will be executed with administrator privileges on the next "mco puppet" run. Puppet Enterprise users are not affected. This is resolved in mcollective-puppet-agent 1.12.1.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 9, 2021, 12:57 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2290 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 mcollective-puppet-agent
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-2017-2290.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96583 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2290 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-2290 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2290 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:mcollective-puppet-agent:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:puppet:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:mcollective-puppet-agent:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:puppet:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2290 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2290 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96583 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96583 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:mcollective-puppet-agent:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:puppet:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96583 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.39480

percentile

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