CVE-2018-11752 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

The Puppet cisco_ios module leaked SSH login credentials to a world-readable file, allowing local attackers to steal sensitive authentication data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11752?

CVE-2018-11752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Previous releases of the Puppet cisco_ios module output SSH session debug information including login credentials to a world readable file on every run. These issues have been resolved in the 0.4.0 release.

Weakness: CWE-522

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11752?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Puppet Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7m49-72q9-9f7c.

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