Puppet Discovery up to 1.1.x WinRM Fallback credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Puppet Discovery up to 1.1.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WinRM. The manipulation results in credentials management (Fallback). This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-11746. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Puppet Discovery up to 1.1.x (Service Management Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component WinRM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Fallback). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Puppet Discovery prior to 1.2.0, when running Discovery against Windows hosts, WinRM connections can fall back to using basic auth over insecure channels if a HTTPS server is not available. This can expose the login credentials being used by Puppet Discovery.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2018. The weakness was presented 07/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at puppet.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-11746 since 06/05/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.6
CNA Vector (Puppet): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Fallback
Class: Credentials management / Fallback
CWE: CWE-255
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Puppet Discovery 1.2.0

Timelineinfo

06/05/2018 🔍
06/28/2018 +23 days 🔍
07/03/2018 +4 days 🔍
07/03/2018 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/03/2023 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: puppet.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-11746 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11746
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120258

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2018 10:40
Updated: 04/03/2023 11:00
Changes: 07/04/2018 10:40 (60), 02/24/2020 15:52 (2), 04/03/2023 11:00 (14)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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