CVE-2016-2785 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Puppet	Puppet	4.0.0
Puppet	Puppet Server	2.0.0
Puppet	Puppet Agent	1.4.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/pull/4921/commits/8d2ce797db265720f0a20d1d4Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2785Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/pull/4921/commits/8d2ce797db265720f0a20d1d4Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2785Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-2785?

CVE-2016-2785 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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...

How severe is CVE-2016-2785?

CVE-2016-2785 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-2785?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Puppet Puppet, Puppet Puppet Server, Puppet Puppet Agent.