What is CVE-2023-5255?

CVE-2023-5255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-5255?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise

CVE-2023-5255

For certificates that utilize the auto-renew feature in Puppet Server, a flaw exists which prevents the certificates from being revoked.

EPSS: 0.002 (35.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Puppet Enterprise — versions Puppet Enterprise 2023.3, Puppet Server 8.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5255-denial-service-revocation-auto-renewe…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5255?: CVE-2023-5255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-5255?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.