CVE-2016-5714
CVSS V2 Medium 6.5
CVSS V3 High 7.2
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."
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-5714
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-10-18T18:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-01-24T16:46:03
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.3.6 | 1.7.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.2
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714 | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5714 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5714 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:36:33 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 22:06:15 | 2017-10-18T18:29Z | 2017-10-18T18:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 22:06:15 | 2022-01-24T16:46:03 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 22:06:15 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |