FKIE_CVE-2015-4100

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-12-21 15:29 - Updated: 2026-05-13 00:24
Severity
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Summary
Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x and 3.8.0 might allow remote authenticated users to manage certificates for arbitrary nodes by leveraging a client certificate trusted by the master, aka a "Certificate Authority Reverse Proxy Vulnerability."
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4100Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4100Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
puppet puppet_enterprise *
puppet puppet_enterprise 3.8.0
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      "value": "Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x and 3.8.0 might allow remote authenticated users to manage certificates for arbitrary nodes by leveraging a client certificate trusted by the master, aka a \"Certificate Authority Reverse Proxy Vulnerability.\""
    },
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      "value": "Puppet Enterprise 3.7.x y 3.8.0 podr\u00eda permitir que los usuarios autenticados remotos gestionen certificados para nodos arbitrarios utilizando un certificado de cliente considerado como fiable por el maestro. Esta vulnerabilidad tambi\u00e9n se conoce como \"Certificate Authority Reverse Proxy Vulnerability\"."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2015-4100",
  "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033",
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  "published": "2017-12-21T15:29:00.237",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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}


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