Medium severity · published Dec 21, 2017
CVE-2015-4100
Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x and 3.8.0 might allow remote authenticated users to manage certificates for arbitrary nodes by leveraging a client certificate trusted by the master, aka a…
6.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x and 3.8.0 might allow remote authenticated users to manage certificates for arbitrary nodes by leveraging a client certificate trusted by the master, aka a "Certificate Authority Reverse Proxy Vulnerability."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Puppet Enterprise · Puppet
3.7.0 through 3.7.2; 3.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4100
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4100
Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4100
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