CVE-2018-6516
Puppet PE Client Tools Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
INFO
Published Date :
June 14, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2018-6516.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 22, 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:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.4.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.6 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.3.0 up to (excluding) 17.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.1.0 up to (excluding) 18.1.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6516 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-2018-6516
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.25187
percentile