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CVE-2016-5714

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 whiteli…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

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."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • puppet.com /security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201710-12 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • bugs.gentoo.org /597684 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • puppet.com /security/cve/cve-2016-5714 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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