9.8

CVE-2018-11749: puppet puppet_enterprise

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 24-08-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-11749 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in puppet puppet_enterprise. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.76%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

When users are configured to use startTLS with RBAC LDAP, at login time, the user's credentials are sent via plaintext to the LDAP server. This affects Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.3, 2017.3.9, and 2016.4.14, and is fixed in Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.4, 2017.3.10, and 2016.4.15. It scored an 8.5 CVSS score.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.76% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Puppet1 product
  • puppet_enterprise2018.1.3 | 2017.3.9 | 2016.4.14 | ≤ 2016.4.14 | ≥ 2017.3.0, ≤ 2017.3.9 | ≥ 2018.1.0, ≤ 2018.1.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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