Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x/3.8.0 Certificate certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x/3.8.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Certificate Handler. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4100. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x/3.8.0 (Service Management Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x and 3.8.0 might allow remote authenticated users to manage certificates for arbitrary nodes by leveraging a client certificate trusted by the master, aka a "Certificate Authority Reverse Proxy Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 06/18/2015. The weakness was presented 12/21/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at puppet.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4100 since 05/27/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84961 (Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x < 3.8.1 / 3.8.x < 3.8.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84961) and SecurityFocus (BID 75431†). See VDB-77440 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84961
Nessus Name: Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x < 3.8.1 / 3.8.x < 3.8.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/27/2015 🔍
06/18/2015 +22 days 🔍
06/18/2015 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2015 +7 days 🔍
07/23/2015 +27 days 🔍
12/21/2017 +882 days 🔍
12/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2021 +1133 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: puppet.com
Researcher: Jonathan Claudius
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-4100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-110973
SecurityFocus: 75431

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/21/2017 22:16
Updated: 01/27/2021 17:36
Changes: 12/21/2017 22:16 (63), 12/28/2019 10:51 (5), 01/27/2021 17:36 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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