Information disclosure in Puppet Enterprise

CVE-2015-8470

The console in Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x, 3.8.x, and 2015.2.x does not set the secure flag for the JSESSIONID cookie in an HTTPS session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an HTTP session.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-8470: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8470?
CVE-2015-8470 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2015-8470?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.