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High
CVE-2018-6508
Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.3 are vulnerable to a...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Puppet
View all reports →Affected Software
Puppet Enterprise, puppetlabs/facter_task, puppetlabs/puppet_conf, puppetlabs/apt, puppetlabs/mysql, puppetlabs/apache
Vulnerable Versions:
2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.4, prior to 0.1.5, prior to 4.5.1, prior to 5.2.1, prior to 2.3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 9th, 2018
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.