CVE-2018-6508 describes a remote execution vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x versions prior to 2017.3.3. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted string to the facter_task or puppet_conf tasks. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS score of 8.0 (High), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2017.3.0, <= 2017.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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