CVE-2016-2786
Puppet PXP Agent Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability
Description
The pxp-agent component in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 and Puppet Agent 1.3.x before 1.3.6 does not properly validate server certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof brokers and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate.
INFO
Published Date :
June 10, 2016, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 24, 2022, 4:46 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-2786
.
URL | Resource |
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https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2786 | Vendor Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-2786
vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 24, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2015.3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 24, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2015.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2015.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2015.3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_agent:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2786 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2786 Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2786
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2786
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.44 }} 0.01%
score
0.71984
percentile