Vulnerability in Puppet
CVE-2016-2785
Puppet Server before 2.3.2 and Ruby puppetmaster in Puppet 4.x before 4.4.2 and in Puppet Agent before 1.4.2 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended auth.conf access restrictions by leveraging incorrect URL decoding.
EPSS: 0.002 (38.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Puppet — versions 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0
- Puppet Puppet_agent — versions 1.4.1
- Puppet Puppet_server — versions 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.1.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- GLSA-201606-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2785?
- CVE-2016-2785 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2785?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.