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CVE-2013-1398

Published: Mar 14, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-310
NVD MITRE
8.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The pe_mcollective module in Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.7.1 does not properly restrict access to a catalog of private SSL keys, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges by leveraging root access to a node, related to the master role.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:SC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected Products

n/an/a
puppet enterprisepuppet
On-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
puppetpuppetlabs
On-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
puppetcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka puppet labs
puppetlabscommercialUSDevTools & CIaka puppet, facter

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1398
puppetlabs.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 14, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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