CVE-2018-6508
Puppet Enterprise Remote Execution Bug
Description
Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a remote execution bug when a specially crafted string was passed into the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks. This vulnerability only affects tasks in the affected modules, if you are not using puppet tasks you are not affected by this vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 9, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 24, 2022, 4:46 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.1
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-2018-6508.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103020 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6508 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-6508 vulnerability over time.
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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:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.3.0 from (including) 2017.3.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.3.0 from (including) 2017.3.2 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.3.0 up to (including) 2017.3.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.3.0 up to (including) 2017.3.2 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103020 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103020 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6508 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6508 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-134 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.3.0 up to (including) 2017.3.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103020 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6508 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-2018-6508
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.03 }} -0.13%
score
0.84246
percentile