CVE-2016-2785

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory puppet.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/pull/4921/commits/8d2ce797db265720f0a20d1d46ee2757b4e4f6b2 vendor advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2785 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2785?
CVE-2016-2785 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2785?
To fix CVE-2016-2785, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2785 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2785 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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