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CVE-2013-4761

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 pr...

Published: Aug 20, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
5.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Puppet allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master via the resource_type service

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

puppetRubyGemsOSS Libraries
n/an/a
Gentoo LinuxGentoo Foundation Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
puppetpuppet
On-prem
Enterprise Software / erp
puppetpuppetlabs
On-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
gentoo foundation inc.oss-projectUSOperating Systems
puppetcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka puppet labs
puppetlabscommercialUSDevTools & CIaka puppet, facter
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4761
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
github.com
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2013-4761.yml
github.com
and 8 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 20, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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