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CVE-2016-5714

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Publication date:
18/10/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

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."

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.20
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.50 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
6.50
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.3.6 (including) 1.7.0 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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