CVE-2018-6516

On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516	Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-06-14 14:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-6516

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6516

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

puppet

puppet_enterprise_client_tools

microsoft

windows

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