Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-7942

Previously, Puppet operated on a model that a node with a valid certificate was entitled to all information in the system and that a compromised certificate allowed access to everything in the infrastructure. When a node's catalog falls back to the `default` node, the catalog can be retrieved for a different node by modifying facts for the Puppet run. This issue can be mitigated by setting `strict_hostname_checking = true` in `puppet.conf` on your Puppet master. Puppet 6.13.0 and 5.5.19 changes the default behavior for strict_hostname_checking from false to true. It is recommended that Puppet Open Source and Puppet Enterprise users that are not upgrading still set strict_hostname_checking to true to ensure secure behavior. Affected software versions: Puppet 6.x prior to 6.13.0 Puppet Agent 6.x prior to 6.13.0 Puppet 5.5.x prior to 5.5.19 Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.19 Resolved in: Puppet 6.13.0 Puppet Agent 6.13.0 Puppet 5.5.19 Puppet Agent 5.5.19
Published 2020-02-19 21:15:12
Updated 2021-12-30 13:33:51
Source Perforce
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Products affected by CVE-2020-7942

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7942

EPSS FAQ
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 28 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-7942

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.0
2.9
 NIST
6.5
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.8
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2020-7942

References for CVE-2020-7942

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