CVE-2016-5714

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5714
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-18 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionPuppet 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Puppet Puppet Agent All All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2016.1.1 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2016.1.2 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2016.2.0 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2016.2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
597684 – (CVE-2016-5714) <app-admin/puppet-agent-1.7.1: Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Puppet Agent: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-12) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability | Puppet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppet.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2016-5714 - Unprivileged Access to Environment Catalogs | Puppet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppet.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710410 Gentoo Linux Puppet Agent Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-12)
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