Vigil@nce - Puppet Discovery: information disclosure via HTTP Basic Auth
September 2018 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can use a vulnerability via HTTP Basic Auth of Puppet
Discovery, in order to obtain sensitive information.
Impacted products: Puppet.
Severity: 2/4.
Creation date: 03/07/2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The Puppet Discovery product offers a web service.
However, an attacker can read the password in the Basic Auth if
the session does not use HTTPS
An attacker can therefore use a vulnerability via HTTP Basic Auth
of Puppet Discovery, in order to obtain sensitive information.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Puppet-Discovery-information-disclosure-via-HTTP-Basic-Auth-26606