PT-2017-6738 · Puppet · Puppet Enterprise

Published 2017-12-21 · Updated 2022-01-24 · CVE-2015-4100

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Puppet Enterprise versions 3.7.x through 3.8.0

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to manage certificates for arbitrary nodes by leveraging a client certificate trusted by the master. This is related to a "Certificate Authority Reverse Proxy Vulnerability."

Recommendations For Puppet Enterprise versions 3.7.x through 3.8.0, consider restricting access to the certificate management functionality to prevent unauthorized node certificate management until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-4100

Affected Products

Puppet Enterprise

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4100 · Security Note
• https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4100 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/25763 · Telegram Post