5.1

CVE-2013-4761: puppet

CVSS: 5.1v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4761GHSA-cj43-9h3w-v976
Published 20-08-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4761 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in puppet. EPSS estimates a 1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4
DSA-2761-1MGASA-2013-0259RHSA-2013:1283RHSA-2013:1284

Timeline

  1. 20-08-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.64% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.64%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Puppet2 products
Debian1 product
  • puppet< 3.2.4-1
Puppetlabs1 product
RubyGems1 product
  • puppet≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.23 | ≥ 3.2.0, < 3.2.4

4 vendors · 5 products

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