CVE-2018-11746

Puppet Discovery can leak authentication information

Description

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.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory puppet.com
Affected: Puppet Puppet Discovery
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11746 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11746?
CVE-2018-11746 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11746?
To fix CVE-2018-11746, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-11746 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-11746 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-11746?
CVE-2018-11746 affects Puppet Puppet Discovery.
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