Puppet Enterprise up to 2015.3.3/2016.3.x Whitelist Protection access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Puppet Enterprise up to 2015.3.3/2016.3.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Whitelist Protection. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-5714. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppet Enterprise up to 2015.3.3/2016.3.x (Service Management Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Whitelist Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The bug was discovered 10/20/2016. The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5714 since 06/16/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 358 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103847 (GLSA-201710-12 : Puppet Agent: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2016.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103847). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 103847
Nessus Name: GLSA-201710-12 : Puppet Agent: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 100935
OpenVAS Name: Puppet Enterprise Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.0

Timelineinfo

06/16/2016 🔍
10/20/2016 +126 days 🔍
10/13/2017 +358 days 🔍
10/16/2017 +3 days 🔍
10/18/2017 +2 days 🔍
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10/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/26/2019 +768 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107997

Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2017 09:21
Updated: 11/26/2019 08:15
Changes: 10/19/2017 09:21 (70), 11/26/2019 08:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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