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CVE-2017-2294
Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 failed...
Vulnerability Description
Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 failed to mark MCollective server private keys as sensitive (a feature added in Puppet 4.6), so key values could be logged and stored in PuppetDB. These releases use the sensitive data type to ensure this won't happen anymore.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
PE prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 5th, 2017
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.