Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-6515
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 on Windows only, with a specially crafted configuration file an attacker could get pxp-agent to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
Vulnerability category: Input validationGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2018-6515
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6515
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-6515
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-6515
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-6515
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https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6515
CVE-2018-6515 - pxp-agent Attempts to Configure OpenSSL from Uncontrolled Location | PuppetVendor Advisory
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