CVE-2017-2298
Puppet MCollective SSH Key Security Unauthorized File Write
Description
The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written. A compromised server could use this to write a file to an arbitrary location on the client with the filename appended with the string "_pub.pem".
INFO
Published Date :
June 30, 2017, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 9, 2021, 12:57 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2017-2298
.
URL | Resource |
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https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md | Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 | Third Party Advisory |
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298 | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
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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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:mcollective-sshkey-security:*:*:*:*:*:puppet:*:* versions up to (including) 0.5.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:mcollective-sshkey-security:*:*:*:*:*:puppet:*:* versions up to (including) 0.5.0 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 06, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298 Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:mcollective-sshkey-security:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:puppet:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2298
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2298
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.16 }} 0.01%
score
0.51132
percentile