Puppet Enterprise prior 2015.3.3 Puppet Communications Protocol access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Puppet Enterprise. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Puppet Communications Protocol Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-2787. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Puppet Enterprise (Service Management Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Puppet Communications Protocol Handler. 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:

The Puppet Communications Protocol in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 does not properly validate certificates for the broker node, which allows remote non-whitelisted hosts to prevent runs from triggering via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/13/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at puppet.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2787 since 02/29/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2015.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3

Timelineinfo

02/29/2016 🔍
02/13/2017 +350 days 🔍
02/13/2017 +0 days 🔍
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02/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/01/2020 +1295 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: puppet.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-2787 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2787
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96837
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-2787 - Puppet - Enterprise - Denial of Service Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2017 09:04
Updated: 09/01/2020 18:42
Changes: 02/14/2017 09:04 (56), 09/01/2020 18:42 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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