CVE-2018-6513 Privilege escalation in Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Agent
An unprivileged user on Windows agents can escalate privileges by writing custom facts that load shared libraries from untrusted paths during Puppet runs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6513?
CVE-2018-6513 is a high-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 11 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.12, Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.7, Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, and Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, were vulnerable to an attack where an unprivileged user on Windows agents could write custom facts that can escalate privileges on the next puppet run. This was possible through the loading of shared libraries from untrusted paths.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6513?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Puppet Puppet, Puppet Puppet Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6513?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6513 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-6513 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6513 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wp4f-g5j5-6f78.