CVE-2013-1640

Description

The (1) template and (2) inline_template functions in the master server in Puppet before 2.6.18, 2.7.x before 2.7.21, and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, and Puppet Enterprise before 1.2.7 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted catalog request.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.79% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory puppetlabs.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00004.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0710.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2643	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52596	third party advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1759-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00056.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1640/	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1640?: CVE-2013-1640 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1640?: To fix CVE-2013-1640, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1640 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-1640 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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