PT-2017-7163 · Puppet · Puppetlabs-Mysql

Published 2017-12-21 · Updated 2018-01-09 · CVE-2015-7224

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions puppetlabs-mysql versions 3.1.0 through 3.6.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging the creation of a database account without a password when a mysql user user parameter contains a host with a netmask.

Recommendations For versions 3.1.0 through 3.6.0, consider restricting access to the mysql user parameter to prevent the creation of database accounts without passwords, until a fix is available.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-7224

Affected Products

Puppetlabs-Mysql

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7224 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7224 · Security Note
• https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7224 · Vendor Advisory