CVE-2018-6513
Puppet Enterprise Windows Agent Unprivileged Privilege Escalation
Description
Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.12, Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.7, Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, and Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, were vulnerable to an attack where an unprivileged user on Windows agents could write custom facts that can escalate privileges on the next puppet run. This was possible through the loading of shared libraries from untrusted paths.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:10 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
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-2018-6513.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6513 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6513 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-6513 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6513 -
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) 2018.1.0 from (excluding) 2018.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018.1.0 from (excluding) 2018.1.1 -
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:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.3.0 from (excluding) 2017.3.7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.3.0 from (excluding) 2017.3.7 -
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) 2016.4.0 from (excluding) 2016.4.12 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.4.0 from (excluding) 2016.4.12 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-426 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) 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-2018-6513 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6513 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.10.0 up to (excluding) 1.10.13 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.3.0 up to (excluding) 5.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5.0 up to (excluding) 5.5.2 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.4.0 up to (excluding) 2016.4.12 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.3.0 up to (excluding) 2017.3.7 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018.1.0 up to (excluding) 2018.1.1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6513 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-2018-6513
weaknesses.
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
0.40900
percentile