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CVE-2018-11749

When users are configured to use startTLS with RBAC LDAP, at login time, the user's credentials are sent via plaintext t

When users are configured to use startTLS with RBAC LDAP, at login time, the user's credentials are sent via plaintext to the LDAP server. This affects Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.3, 2017.3.9, and 2016.4.14, and is fixed in Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.4, 2017.3.10, and 2016.4.15. It scored an 8.5 CVSS score.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.00146
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
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Affected Products & Versions

3
puppet enterprise<= 2016.4.14
puppet enterprise>= 2017.3.0 and <= 2017.3.9
puppet enterprise>= 2018.1.0 and <= 2018.1.3
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · security@puppet.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD24 Aug 2018 · 01:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2018-11749Vendor Advisory
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