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CVE-2017-2298

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Published: Jun 30, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written. A compromised server could use this to write a file to an arbitrary location on the client with the filename appended with the string "_pub.pem".

Affected (1)

Puppet
1 product
Mcollective Sshkey Security
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mcollective Sshkey Security
Up to 0.5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (6)

Source: security@puppet.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@puppet.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@puppet.com
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

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