Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-6513
Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.12, Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.7, Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, and Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, were vulnerable to an attack where an unprivileged user on Windows agents could write custom facts that can escalate privileges on the next puppet run. This was possible through the loading of shared libraries from untrusted paths.
Vulnerability category: File inclusion
Products affected by CVE-2018-6513
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6513
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 42 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-6513
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-6513
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The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-6513
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https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6513
CVE-2018-6513 - Unprivileged User Can Execute Arbitrary Code in Windows | PuppetVendor Advisory
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