High severity · published Feb 9, 2018
CVE-2018-6508
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
8.0
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Puppet Enterprise · Puppet
2017.3.0 through 2017.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6508
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6508
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103020
Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6508
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