CVE-2016-5714 - Improper Access Control

Severity

65%

Complexity

80%

Confidentiality

106%

Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 through 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code on Puppet nodes via vectors related to command validation, aka "Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability."

Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 through 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code on Puppet nodes via vectors related to command validation, aka "Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Puppet Enterprise

First reported 7 years ago

2017-10-18 18:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-07-10 15:40:00

Affected Software

Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3

2015.3.3

Puppet Enterprise 2016.1.1

2016.1.1

Puppet Enterprise 2016.1.2

2016.1.2

Puppet Enterprise 2016.2.0

2016.2.0

Puppet Enterprise 2016.2.1

2016.2.1

References

https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714

Vendor Advisory

https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016

Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

GLSA-201710-12

Third Party Advisory

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