CVE-2017-10689
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · Improper privilege management
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In previous versions of Puppet Agent it was possible to install a module with world writable permissions. Puppet Agent 5.3.4 and 1.10.10 included a fix to this vulnerability.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.