Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 through 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code on Puppet nodes via vectors related to command validation, aka Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puppet_enterprise | Puppet | 2015.3.3 (including) | 2015.3.3 (including) |
| Puppet_enterprise | Puppet | 2016.1.1 (including) | 2016.1.1 (including) |
| Puppet_enterprise | Puppet | 2016.1.2 (including) | 2016.1.2 (including) |
| Puppet_enterprise | Puppet | 2016.2.0 (including) | 2016.2.0 (including) |
| Puppet_enterprise | Puppet | 2016.2.1 (including) | 2016.2.1 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: