CVE-2017-2299

moderate-risk

Published 2017-09-15

Versions of the puppetlabs-apache module prior to 1.11.1 and 2.1.0 make it very easy to accidentally misconfigure TLS trust. If you specify the `ssl_ca` parameter but do not specify the `ssl_certs_dir` parameter, a default will be provided for the `ssl_certs_dir` that will trust certificates from any of the system-trusted certificate authorities. This did not affect FreeBSD.

Do I need to act?

0.12% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.5/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Puppetlabs-Apache

Affected Vendors

Puppet

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100859

Vendor Advisory https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2299

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100859

Vendor Advisory https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2299

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moderate-risk

Severity 26/34 · High

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 21/34 · High