What is CVE-2019-10694?

CVE-2019-10694 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-10694?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise

CVE-2019-10694

The express install, which is the suggested way to install Puppet Enterprise, gives the user a URL at the end of the install to set the admin password. If they do not use that URL, there is an overlooked default password for the admin user. This was resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2019.0.3 and 2018.1.9.

EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Puppet Puppet_enterprise
N/a Puppet Enterprise — versions Puppet Enterprise 2019.x prior to 2019.0.3, Puppet Enterprise 2018.x prior to 2018.1.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

security@puppet.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10694?: CVE-2019-10694 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-10694?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.