#VU40398 Security Features in Puppet Agent - CVE-2015-7330
Published: April 12, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40398
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7330
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Puppet Agent
Puppet Agent
Software vendor:
Puppet Labs
Puppet Labs
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Puppet Enterprise 2015.3 before 2015.3.1 allows remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism by leveraging the Puppet communications protocol.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.