SB2017122109 - Improper Certificate Validation in Puppet
Published: December 21, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122109
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4100)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x and 3.8.0 might allow remote authenticated users to manage certificates for arbitrary nodes by leveraging a client certificate trusted by the master, aka a "Certificate Authority Reverse Proxy Vulnerability."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.