9.8crit
CVE-2016-2785
Puppet Improper Access Control
Also known as GHSA-pqj5-7r86-64fv
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Puppet Server before 2.3.2 and Ruby puppetmaster in Puppet 4.x before 4.4.2 and in Puppet Agent before 1.4.2 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended auth.conf access restrictions by leveraging incorrect URL decoding.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | puppet | >=4.0.0, <4.4.2 | 4.4.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201606-02 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- github.com /puppetlabs/puppet/pull/4921/commits/8d2ce797db265720f0a20d1d46ee2757b4e4f6b2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- puppet.com /security/cve/cve-2016-2785 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2785 · advisory
- github.com /puppetlabs/puppet/commit/6592a8166572e5f1b7d058474059b8519ec81387 · web
- github.com /puppetlabs/puppet · package
- github.com /puppetlabs/puppet/commits/4.4.2 · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-2785
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-pqj5-7r86-64fv
- NVD: CVE-2016-2785
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