CVE-2016-5714 — Improper Access Control in Agent

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
PuppetPuppet AgentPuppet Enterprise
Timeline
PublishedOct 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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 vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDpuppet/puppet_agent1.3.6 — 1.7.0
▶NVDpuppet/puppet_enterprise5 versions+4
▶Debianpuppet/puppet< 4.8.0-1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-4h9c-3928-3w6h: Puppet Enterprise 2015↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2016-5714: Puppet Enterprise 2015↗2017-10-18
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CVEList
CVE-2016-5714: Puppet Enterprise 2015↗2017-10-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2016-5714: puppet - Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 th...↗2016
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