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CVE-2018-6511

XSS Vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise Console

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: May 8, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:01 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPuppet Enterprise

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise Console of Puppet Enterprise allows a user to inject scripts into the Puppet Enterprise Console when using the Puppet Enterprise Console. Affected releases are Puppet Puppet Enterprise: 2017.3.x versions prior to 2017.3.6.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Puppet Enterprise· Puppet
95%
v < 2017.3.62017.3.x ≤ v < 2017.3.62017.3.x
Affected range stops below 2017.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6511

CVSS

5.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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