High severity · published Oct 3, 2023
CVE-2023-5255
For certificates that utilize the auto-renew feature in Puppet Server, a flaw exists which prevents the certificates from being revoked
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
For certificates that utilize the auto-renew feature in Puppet Server, a flaw exists which prevents the certificates from being revoked.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Puppet Enterprise · Puppet
2023.3 · source: NVD
PS
Puppet Server · Puppet
8.2.0; 8.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5255
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5255
Vendor Advisory
https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5255-denial-service-revocation-auto-renewed-certificates
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