#VU37573 Improper Authentication in Puppet Agent - CVE-2017-2297

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#VU37573 Improper Authentication in Puppet Agent - CVE-2017-2297

Published: February 1, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37573
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2297
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Puppet Agent
Software vendor:
Puppet Labs

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

Puppet Enterprise versions prior to 2016.4.5 and 2017.2.1 did not correctly authenticate users before returning labeled RBAC access tokens. This issue has been fixed in Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.5 and 2017.2.1. This only affects users with labeled tokens, which is not the default for tokens.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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