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Puppet CVE-2020-7945

MEDIUM
Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522)
2020-09-18 security@puppet.com
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 18, 2020 - 18:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Insufficiently Protected Credentials (CWE-522), which allows attackers to obtain user credentials due to weak protection mechanisms. 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. Affected products include: Puppet Continuous Delivery.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Hash passwords with strong algorithms (bcrypt, argon2), encrypt credentials in transit and at rest, never log credentials.

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