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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 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."

  • Published: Oct 18, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-5714
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

OWASP TOP 10:

Software From Fixed in
puppet / puppet_enterprise 2015.3.3 2015.3.3.x
puppet / puppet_enterprise 2016.1.1 2016.1.1.x
puppet / puppet_enterprise 2016.1.2 2016.1.2.x
puppet / puppet_enterprise 2016.2.0 2016.2.0.x
puppet / puppet_enterprise 2016.2.1 2016.2.1.x
puppet / puppet_agent 1.3.6 1.7.0.x