#VU37571 Input validation error in Puppet Agent - CVE-2017-2293
Published: February 1, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37571
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2293
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Puppet Agent
Puppet Agent
Software vendor:
Puppet Labs
Puppet Labs
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to manipulate data.
Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 shipped with an MCollective configuration that allowed the package plugin to install or remove arbitrary packages on all managed agents. This release adds default configuration to not allow these actions. Customers who rely on this functionality can change this policy.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.