puppet-apache: Possible TLS trust misconfiguration in puppetlabs-apache
Published Sep 15, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.85%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version prior to 1.11.1 and 2.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puppet | Puppetlabs-Apache | n/a |
|
- 0.0.4
- 0.4.0
- 0.6.0
- 0.7.0
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.9.0
- 0.10.0
- 0.11.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.2.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.5.0
- 1.6.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.10.0
- 1.11.0
- 2.0.0
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
puppet-apache
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
puppet-apache
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
puppet-apache
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 6
puppet
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | puppet-apache | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | puppet-apache | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | puppet-apache | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | puppet | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects Red Hat Satellite 6.1 and 6.2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. Red Hat Satellite 6.3 is not affected by this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00848) | 56.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00848) | 56.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 41.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 40.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 38.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100859 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2299 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491601 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2299
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2299 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2299
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100859 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2299 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491601 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2299 | ||
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2299 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2299 |
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