CVE-2017-2293
Puppet Enterprise MCollective Package Plugin Privilege Escalation
Description
Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 shipped with an MCollective configuration that allowed the package plugin to install or remove arbitrary packages on all managed agents. This release adds default configuration to not allow these actions. Customers who rely on this functionality can change this policy.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 1, 2018, 10:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 24, 2022, 4:46 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.2
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-2017-2293.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2293 | Vendor Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-2293 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-2293 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.
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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:2017.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2017.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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:2017.1.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2017.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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:2016.5.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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:2016.5.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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) 2016.4.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 2016.4.5 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-254 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2293 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2293 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-254 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2016.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2016.5.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2016.5.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2017.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2017.1.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2293 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2293
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.20649
percentile