SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-6508

Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a remote execution bug when a specially crafted string was passed into the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks.

HIGH 8.0EPSS 1.87%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a remote execution bug when a specially crafted string was passed into the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks. This vulnerability only affects tasks in the affected modules, if you are not using puppet tasks you are not affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS 3.0
8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.87% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-134
Affected
puppet/puppet enterprise
Source
security@puppet.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.