CVE-2016-2787
Puppet Enterprise Cert Validation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 13, 2017, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 10, 2019, 3:40 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2787
vulnerability.
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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-2016-2787.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2787 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2016-2787 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-2787 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Changed Reference Type https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2787 No Types Assigned https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2787 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2787 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-2016-2787
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.01%
score
0.42521
percentile