CVE-2016-2787

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory puppet.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2787 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2787?
CVE-2016-2787 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2787?
To fix CVE-2016-2787, 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-2016-2787 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-2787 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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