# CVE-2017-2294: Information disclosure in Puppet Enterprise

> Attackers with access to logs or PuppetDB can read exposed MCollective server private keys due to missing sensitive data marking.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p5c4-h8f6-v559

## What is CVE-2017-2294?

CVE-2017-2294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 5 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 failed to mark MCollective server private keys as sensitive (a feature added in Puppet 4.6), so key values could be logged and stored in PuppetDB. These releases use the sensitive data type to ensure this won't happen anymore.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2294?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Puppet Puppet Enterprise.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-2294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-2294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise

- [CVE-2023-2530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2530/): Privilege escalation in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10694/): Hardcoded credentials in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11749/): Information disclosure in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-27020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27020/): Other in Puppet Enterprise (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-5686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5686/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-2294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-2294 is a high-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 5 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Puppet Puppet Enterprise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2294/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2294

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2294/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.