6.5med
CVE-2017-2298
The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written. A compromised server could use this to write a file to an arbitrary location on the client with the filename appended with the string "_pub.pem".
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Puppet mcollective
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- github.com /puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- puppet.com /security/cve/cve-2017-2298 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- github.com /puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-2298
- NVD: CVE-2017-2298
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