#VU41957 Improper Authentication in Puppet Enterprise - CVE-2013-4966

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#VU41957 Improper Authentication in Puppet Enterprise - CVE-2013-4966

Published: March 9, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41957
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4966
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Puppet Enterprise
Software vendor:
Puppet Labs

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The master external node classification script in Puppet Enterprise before 3.2.0 does not verify the identity of consoles, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary classifications on the master by spoofing a console.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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