High severity · published Oct 18, 2017
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 whitelist protection mechanism and execute…
7.2
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Puppet Agent · Puppet
1.3.6 through 1.7.0 · source: NVD
PE
Puppet Enterprise · Puppet
2015.3.3; 2016.1.1; 2016.1.2; 2016.2.0; 2016.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5714
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5714
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684
Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714
Issue Tracking
https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12
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