Vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise
CVE-2017-2293
Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 shipped with an MCollective configuration that allowed the package plugin to install or remove arbitrary packages on all managed agents. This release adds default configuration to not allow these actions. Customers who rely on this functionality can change this policy.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Puppet Enterprise — versions prior to 2016.4.5, 2016.5.x, 2017.1.x, resolved in 2016.4.5 and 2017.2.1
- Puppet Enterprise — versions 2016.5.1, 2016.5.2, 2017.1.0
References
- puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2293 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2293?
- CVE-2017-2293 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2018-02-01.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2293?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.