# CVE-2016-2785: Puppet Improper Access Control

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-2785-puppet-improper-access-control  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

Puppet Improper Access Control

Technologies: [puppet (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/puppet). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  bundle update puppet
  ```


## Affected products

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

## Identifiers

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

## Related threats

- [Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-3871-puppet-uses-predictable-filenames-allowing-arbitrary-file)
- [Puppet does not properly restrict access to node resources](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-0528-puppet-does-not-properly-restrict-access-to-node-resources)
- [Puppet arbitrary file overwrite](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-3869-puppet-arbitrary-file-overwrite)
- [Puppet allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-3870-puppet-allows-local-users-to-modify-the-permissions-of-arbitrary)
- [Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-1906-puppet-uses-predictable-filenames-allowing-arbitrary-file)