Is CVE-2017-2293 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-2293 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-2293?

CVE-2017-2293 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-2293?

CVE-2017-2293 has an EPSS score of 0.70% (49th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2293?

Upgrade puppet enterprise to 2016.4.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-2293

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 shipped with an MCollective configuration that allowed the package plugin to install or remove arbitrary packages on all managed agents. This release adds default configuration to not allow these actions. Customers who rely on this functionality can change this policy.

How to fix

Remediation Available

puppet enterpriseNVD

Affected:< 2016.4.5Fixed in:2016.4.5CVE-2017-2293derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

puppet.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.