Remote code execution in Puppet Enterprise - CVE-2018-6508
Published: March 13, 2018 / Updated: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10960
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6508
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the facter_task and puppet_conf functions due to the insufficient handling of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted string and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the facter_task and puppet_conf functions due to the insufficient handling of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted string and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Puppet Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6508
Update to version 3.4.