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CVE-2013-4761: Moderate severity vulnerability that affects puppet

October 24, 2017 (updated December 2, 2021)

Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master via the resource_type service. NOTE: this vulnerability can only be exploited utilizing unspecified “local file system access” to the Puppet Master.

References

  • lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00009.html
  • puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761/
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1283.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1284.html
  • www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2761
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cj43-9h3w-v976
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4761

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.7.0 before 2.7.23, all versions after 3.2.0 before 3.2.4

Fixed versions

  • 2.7.23
  • 3.2.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.7.23, 3.2.4 or above.

Impact 5.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Source file

gem/puppet/CVE-2013-4761.yml

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