Puppet Enterprise 4.0.1 CD4PE Deployment Definition Credentials insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Puppet Enterprise 4.0.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CD4PE Deployment Definition Handler. Such manipulation leads to insufficiently protected credentials (Credentials). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-7945. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Puppet Enterprise 4.0.1 (Service Management Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component CD4PE Deployment Definition Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability (Credentials). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Local registry credentials were included directly in the CD4PE deployment definition, which could expose these credentials to users who should not have access to them. This is resolved in Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise 4.0.1.

The weakness was shared 09/18/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at puppet.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-7945 since 01/23/2020. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Insufficiently protected credentials / Credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/23/2020 🔍
09/18/2020 +239 days 🔍
09/19/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: puppet.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-7945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161624

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2020 14:37
Updated: 09/19/2020 14:42
Changes: 09/19/2020 14:37 (37), 09/19/2020 14:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:DAA:103

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