critical9.8
CVE-2018-11749
When users are configured to use startTLS with RBAC LDAP, at login time, the user's credentials are sent via plaintext to the LDAP server.
Impact
When users are configured to use startTLS with RBAC LDAP, at login time, the user's credentials are sent via plaintext to the LDAP server. This affects Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.3, 2017.3.9, and 2016.4.14, and is fixed in Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.4, 2017.3.10, and 2016.4.15. It scored an 8.5 CVSS score.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Puppet | Puppet Enterprise | through 2016.4.14 from 2017.3.0 through 2017.3.9 from 2018.1.0 through 2018.1.3 |