Vulnerability · Published Oct 3, 2023 · Assigned by puppet
CVE-2023-5255Denial of Service for Revocation of Auto Renewed Certificates
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Puppet Enterprise from Puppet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
For certificates that utilize the auto-renew feature in Puppet Server, a flaw exists which prevents the certificates from being revoked.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | puppet | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5255 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Puppet | Puppet Enterprise | Puppet Enterprise 2023.3 – through 2023.4Puppet Server 8.2.0 – through 8.2.3 |
Weakness: CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H