High-Risk Vulnerabilities
A risk is a possibility of a node being lost, damaged, or destroyed. Each vulnerability has a risk score that represents the potential risk it poses to each node.
There are many ways to identify the high-risk vulnerable nodes from the dashboard:
⭐ Use the Metric bar at the top of the dashboard.
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The highest risk score indicates the risk score for the most severe flaw affecting your network. The scanner determines it.
⭐ Using the Node’s tab.
- The percentage of flaws affecting nodes on your network is shown in the Criticality breakdown graph.
- The table of vulnerabilities can be sorted by risk score to display vulnerabilities in order of highest risk.
Vulnerabilities Affecting a Large Portion
You can use the vulnerabilities tab to see your system's most affecting and common problems. The number of nodes each vulnerability was discovered determines its ranking on the chart. In the table, the Host affected column shows the ranking of the affected nodes.
We can find various columns in the table to check the Vulnerabilities affecting a large portion:
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To view the details.
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To view the Latest event.
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To view the Latest event Task.
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To accept the risk.
- To filter and export data.
Vulnerability Details
We will discuss some Metrics related to the vulnerability. These are shown on each vulnerability details page:
🟧 Risk Score: The score assigned to each flaw by the scanner.
🟧 Nodes Affected: The number of nodes found with the flaw.
🟧 Infrastructure Affected: It is the portion of your system that the vulnerability affects.
🟧 Accepted Risks: Accepted risks are the number of flaws that Remediate has been directed not to notify for particular nodes.
CVE Details
The CVE stands for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. The following CVE information is shown for each flaw if your scanner provides it.
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CVE ID
The CVE ID, the numbering pattern of a CVE entry, serves as an exclusive identifier for a security vulnerability.
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CVSS base score.
Each flaw is given a base score based on how simple it is to exploit and how harmful it can be.
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CVSS Temporal Score.
The temporal score determines the following factors:
- The probability that a flaw will be utilised.
- How simple it will be to repair the issue.
- How firmly it can be stated that a flaw exists.
Latest Events
The last three tasks completed to address the vulnerability are listed in the Latest Events section. You can see the given details by hovering the mouse on each job:
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To see who started it.
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Any comments they left?
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The number of nodes it touched.
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When the system last executed it.
A metrics bar on the Vulnerability Latest Events page provides quick access to information on:
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The total number of tasks executed during this vulnerability's repair events.
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The quantity of executed tasks that failed.
- The most recent task's run time and date.
You can find the type, comments, status, users, date, and time of the event in the Vulnerability events table.
Task Details
A metrics bar on the Vulnerability Task Detail page provides quick access to information on:
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The task's state.
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How many nodes were selected.
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The number of nodes where the task was unsuccessful.
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The user's ID who started the task.
- The time and date that the task was started.
Accepting Vulnerability Risk
On the Vulnerability detail page, you can tell Remediate to discontinue reporting on the specified node if you want to accept the risk a reported vulnerability on that node offers.
⭐ Step 1: To start with the node you want to work on, visit the vulnerability detail page.
⭐ Step 2: Click Accept Risk after selecting the nodes you wish to stop reporting on the selected vulnerability.
The table on this page contains details about the nodes you choose. If you want to narrow your selection even more, click Edit nodes.
⭐ Step 3: Enter a name in the Identifier area on the Review and accept risk page that appears to help you identify the accepted risk, and then click Confirm accepted risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Puppet?
It is a configuration management tool. Puppet is an open-source app. Puppet Enterprise is also a DevOps software platform. It is designed specifically for automating infrastructure management activities. In addition to features for discovery and insights, Puppet also offers functionality for orchestration.
What is the current status of the Puppet tool?
In today's digital age, the puppet tool attracts a lot of interest for various reasons. Many developers have improved the source of the management tool. Its user base is large. Any platform that supports Ruby, including Microsoft Windows Server, can be used to run the puppet servers.
What are virtual resources in Puppet?
The tools used by Puppet to specify a specific resource state are called virtual resources. The implementation of a particular resource state is not necessary for virtual resources. Virtual resources can be declared only once but can be realised multiple times.
Conclusion
We have discussed the Vulnerability Concept in Puppet Remediate. Further, We have discussed vulnerable nodes, high-risk vulnerabilities, and their details. We have also discussed the latest events and the task details. Finally, we discussed accepting vulnerability risks.
We hope this blog has helped you. We recommend you to visit our articles on different topics of Puppet Remediate, such as:
🔥 Key Points of Puppet Server.
🔥 Ansible Vs Puppet.
🔥 Directories and files in puppet.
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