PT-2017-8750 · Puppet · Puppet Enterprise+1

Matthew Thode + 1 · Published 2017-10-18 · Updated 2022-01-24 · CVE-2016-5714

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Puppet Enterprise versions 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0 Puppet Agent versions 1.3.6 through 1.7.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code on nodes via vectors related to command validation.

Recommendations For Puppet Enterprise versions 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, update to version 2016.4.0 or later to resolve the issue. For Puppet Agent versions 1.3.6 through 1.7.0, update to version 1.7.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5714

Affected Products

Puppet Agent

Puppet Enterprise

References · 8

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5714 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684 · Note