CVE-2016-2787

Published: Feb 13, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Puppet: Puppet Enterprise · Puppetlabs: Puppet Enterprise

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Version 2015.3.2
Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise	Version 2015.3

Related CWEs

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

References (2)

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2787

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2787

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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