CVE-2016-2785: Puppet Improper Access Control

CVE-2016-2785 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-13

Puppet Improper Access Control

Technologies: puppet (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-2785 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-2785 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-2785?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
puppet (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.4.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-2785?
Yes. puppet (RubyGems): upgrade to 4.4.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-2785?
Check whether you run puppet (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • puppet (RubyGems): upgrade to 4.4.2 or later
    bundle update puppet

Affected products

  • puppet (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=4.4.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2016-2785
  • GHSA-pqj5-7r86-64fv

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